CWE-522
Allowed-with-ReviewInsufficiently Protected Credentials
Abstraction: Class · Status: Incomplete
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
1811 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-V6X2-2QVM-6GV8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-03 23:01 – Updated: 2026-03-24 17:55Vulnerability
OpenClaw reused gateway.auth.token (and gateway.remote.token) as a fallback hash secret for owner-ID prompt obfuscation when commands.ownerDisplay=hash and commands.ownerDisplaySecret was unset.
This created secret dual-use between gateway authentication and prompt metadata hashing.
Impact
- Auth-secret dual-use across security domains (gateway auth and prompt metadata hashing).
- Hash outputs are visible to third-party model providers in system prompts.
- No direct plaintext token disclosure.
- Practical risk is highest when operators use weak gateway tokens and leave owner hash secret unset.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Latest affected published version:
2026.2.21-2 - Vulnerable range:
<= 2026.2.21-2 - Patched version (planned next release):
2026.2.22
Affected Components
src/agents/cli-runner/helpers.tssrc/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run/attempt.tssrc/agents/pi-embedded-runner/compact.ts
Remediation
- Added a shared owner-display resolver and secret-generation helper.
- Removed fallback to
gateway.auth.tokenandgateway.remote.token. - Auto-generates and persists a dedicated
commands.ownerDisplaySecretwhen hash mode is enabled and secret is missing.
Fix Commit(s)
- c99e7696e6893083b256f0a6c88fb060f3a76fb7
Release Process Note
patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.22). Once npm release 2026.2.22 is published, this advisory only needs to be published.
OpenClaw thanks @aether-ai-agent for reporting.
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"details": "## Vulnerability\n\nOpenClaw reused `gateway.auth.token` (and `gateway.remote.token`) as a fallback hash secret for owner-ID prompt obfuscation when `commands.ownerDisplay=hash` and `commands.ownerDisplaySecret` was unset.\n\nThis created secret dual-use between gateway authentication and prompt metadata hashing.\n\n## Impact\n\n- Auth-secret dual-use across security domains (gateway auth and prompt metadata hashing).\n- Hash outputs are visible to third-party model providers in system prompts.\n- No direct plaintext token disclosure.\n- Practical risk is highest when operators use weak gateway tokens and leave owner hash secret unset.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest affected published version: `2026.2.21-2`\n- Vulnerable range: `\u003c= 2026.2.21-2`\n- Patched version (planned next release): `2026.2.22`\n\n## Affected Components\n\n- `src/agents/cli-runner/helpers.ts`\n- `src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run/attempt.ts`\n- `src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/compact.ts`\n\n## Remediation\n\n- Added a shared owner-display resolver and secret-generation helper.\n- Removed fallback to `gateway.auth.token` and `gateway.remote.token`.\n- Auto-generates and persists a dedicated `commands.ownerDisplaySecret` when hash mode is enabled and secret is missing.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- c99e7696e6893083b256f0a6c88fb060f3a76fb7\n\n## Release Process Note\n\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`2026.2.22`). Once npm release `2026.2.22` is published, this advisory only needs to be published.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @aether-ai-agent for reporting.",
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"modified": "2026-03-24T17:55:00Z",
"published": "2026-03-03T23:01:30Z",
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"summary": "OpenClaw reuses the gateway auth token in the owner ID prompt hashing fallback"
}
GHSA-V7QX-J3Q6-RMFJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:19 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:19Envoy Passport for Android and Envoy Passport for iPhone could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the storing of hardcoded OAuth Creds in plaintext. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
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"nvd_published_at": "2019-03-21T16:00:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Envoy Passport for Android and Envoy Passport for iPhone could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the storing of hardcoded OAuth Creds in plaintext. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.",
"id": "GHSA-v7qx-j3q6-rmfj",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:19:27Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:19:27Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17500"
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"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/149660"
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GHSA-V7W8-77W8-XXQV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-11 21:31 – Updated: 2026-05-14 15:31This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.5. An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information.
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"modified": "2026-05-14T15:31:52Z",
"published": "2026-05-11T21:31:39Z",
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GHSA-V82C-GV92-52WP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:40 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:40HCL OneTest Performance V9.5, V10.0, V10.1 uses basic authentication which is relatively weak. An attacker could potentially decode the encoded credentials.
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"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "HCL OneTest Performance V9.5, V10.0, V10.1 uses basic authentication which is relatively weak. An attacker could potentially decode the encoded credentials.",
"id": "GHSA-v82c-gv92-52wp",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:40:56Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:40:56Z",
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"url": "https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article\u0026sysparm_article=KB0086470"
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GHSA-V885-GQCV-CJ29
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-19 03:30 – Updated: 2024-12-19 03:30IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.1, 21.0.2, and 21.0.3 could allow a user with psychical access to the system to obtain sensitive information due to insufficiently protected credentials.
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-19T01:15:06Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.1, 21.0.2, and 21.0.3 could allow a user with psychical access to the system to obtain sensitive information due to insufficiently protected credentials.",
"id": "GHSA-v885-gqcv-cj29",
"modified": "2024-12-19T03:30:40Z",
"published": "2024-12-19T03:30:40Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6608458"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-V8V2-FHGV-3VQ2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:22 – Updated: 2022-12-29 00:50White Source Plugin prior to version 20.8.1 stores credentials in plain text as part of its global configuration file org.whitesource.jenkins.pipeline.WhiteSourcePipelineStep.xml and job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller. These credentials could be viewed by users with Extended Read permission (in the case of job config.xml files) or access to the Jenkins controller file system. Version 20.8.1 contains a patch for the issue.
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"nvd_published_at": "2020-07-02T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "White Source Plugin prior to version 20.8.1 stores credentials in plain text as part of its global configuration file `org.whitesource.jenkins.pipeline.WhiteSourcePipelineStep.xml` and job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller. These credentials could be viewed by users with Extended Read permission (in the case of job config.xml files) or access to the Jenkins controller file system. Version 20.8.1 contains a patch for the issue.",
"id": "GHSA-v8v2-fhgv-3vq2",
"modified": "2022-12-29T00:50:08Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:22:19Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2213"
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"url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/whitesource-plugin/commit/4a9ee37246848c65cd41c5cf17d84992ffc6d21d"
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"url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/whitesource-plugin"
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"url": "https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-07-02/#SECURITY-1630"
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"summary": "Credentials stored in plain text by Jenkins White Source Plugin"
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GHSA-V8V4-F4RJ-QHHF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-06-13 09:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 04:45A plaintext storage of a password vulnerability [CWE-256] in FortiSIEM 6.7 all versions, 6.6 all versions, 6.5 all versions, 6.4 all versions, 6.3 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 5.4 all versions, 5.3 all versions may allow an attacker able to access user DB content to impersonate any admin user on the device GUI.
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-06-13T09:15:16Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
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"details": "A plaintext storage of a password vulnerability [CWE-256] in FortiSIEM 6.7 all versions, 6.6 all versions, 6.5 all versions, 6.4 all versions, 6.3 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 5.4 all versions, 5.3 all versions may allow\u00a0an attacker able to access user DB content to impersonate any admin user on the device GUI.",
"id": "GHSA-v8v4-f4rj-qhhf",
"modified": "2024-04-04T04:45:34Z",
"published": "2023-06-13T09:30:19Z",
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"url": "https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-141"
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GHSA-V9MH-59Q3-HFGF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:46 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:46A vulnerability in the Virtual Network Function Manager's (VNFM) logging function of Cisco Ultra Services Platform could allow an authenticated, local attacker to view sensitive data (cleartext credentials) on an affected system. More Information: CSCvd29355. Known Affected Releases: 21.0.v0.65839.
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"id": "GHSA-v9mh-59q3-hfgf",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:46:45Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:46:45Z",
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98972"
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GHSA-VC5X-77HG-2QF9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:07 – Updated: 2022-10-25 12:00Dell EMC Unity, Unity XT, and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.1.0.0.5.394 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability. A local malicious user with high privileges may use the exposed password to gain access with the privileges of the compromised user.
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"id": "GHSA-vc5x-77hg-2qf9",
"modified": "2022-10-25T12:00:15Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:07:29Z",
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GHSA-VCH3-8JH3-G32C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-29 12:30 – Updated: 2025-10-29 12:30This vulnerability allows an attacker to access parts of the application that are not protected by any type of access control. The attacker could access this path ‘…/epsilonnet/License/About.aspx’ and obtain information on both the licence and the configuration of the product by knowing which modules are installed.
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-29T11:15:43Z",
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"details": "This vulnerability allows an attacker to access parts of the application that are not protected by any type of access control. The attacker could access this path \u2018\u2026/epsilonnet/License/About.aspx\u2019 and obtain information on both the licence and the configuration of the product by knowing which modules are installed.",
"id": "GHSA-vch3-8jh3-g32c",
"modified": "2025-10-29T12:30:25Z",
"published": "2025-10-29T12:30:25Z",
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"url": "https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/unprotected-access-parts-application-epsilon-rh-grupo-castilla"
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Mitigation
Use an appropriate security mechanism to protect the credentials.
Mitigation
Make appropriate use of cryptography to protect the credentials.
Mitigation
Use industry standards to protect the credentials (e.g. LDAP, keystore, etc.).
CAPEC-102: Session Sidejacking
Session sidejacking takes advantage of an unencrypted communication channel between a victim and target system. The attacker sniffs traffic on a network looking for session tokens in unencrypted traffic. Once a session token is captured, the attacker performs malicious actions by using the stolen token with the targeted application to impersonate the victim. This attack is a specific method of session hijacking, which is exploiting a valid session token to gain unauthorized access to a target system or information. Other methods to perform a session hijacking are session fixation, cross-site scripting, or compromising a user or server machine and stealing the session token.
CAPEC-474: Signature Spoofing by Key Theft
An attacker obtains an authoritative or reputable signer's private signature key by theft and then uses this key to forge signatures from the original signer to mislead a victim into performing actions that benefit the attacker.
CAPEC-50: Password Recovery Exploitation
An attacker may take advantage of the application feature to help users recover their forgotten passwords in order to gain access into the system with the same privileges as the original user. Generally password recovery schemes tend to be weak and insecure.
CAPEC-509: Kerberoasting
Through the exploitation of how service accounts leverage Kerberos authentication with Service Principal Names (SPNs), the adversary obtains and subsequently cracks the hashed credentials of a service account target to exploit its privileges. The Kerberos authentication protocol centers around a ticketing system which is used to request/grant access to services and to then access the requested services. As an authenticated user, the adversary may request Active Directory and obtain a service ticket with portions encrypted via RC4 with the private key of the authenticated account. By extracting the local ticket and saving it disk, the adversary can brute force the hashed value to reveal the target account credentials.
CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service
When an operating system starts, it also starts programs called services or daemons. Modifying existing services may break existing services or may enable services that are disabled/not commonly used.
CAPEC-555: Remote Services with Stolen Credentials
This pattern of attack involves an adversary that uses stolen credentials to leverage remote services such as RDP, telnet, SSH, and VNC to log into a system. Once access is gained, any number of malicious activities could be performed.
CAPEC-560: Use of Known Domain Credentials
An adversary guesses or obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate credentials (e.g. userID/password) to achieve authentication and to perform authorized actions under the guise of an authenticated user or service.
CAPEC-561: Windows Admin Shares with Stolen Credentials
An adversary guesses or obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate Windows administrator credentials (e.g. userID/password) to access Windows Admin Shares on a local machine or within a Windows domain.
CAPEC-600: Credential Stuffing
An adversary tries known username/password combinations against different systems, applications, or services to gain additional authenticated access. Credential Stuffing attacks rely upon the fact that many users leverage the same username/password combination for multiple systems, applications, and services.
CAPEC-644: Use of Captured Hashes (Pass The Hash)
An adversary obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate Windows domain credential hash values to access systems within the domain that leverage the Lan Man (LM) and/or NT Lan Man (NTLM) authentication protocols.
CAPEC-645: Use of Captured Tickets (Pass The Ticket)
An adversary uses stolen Kerberos tickets to access systems/resources that leverage the Kerberos authentication protocol. The Kerberos authentication protocol centers around a ticketing system which is used to request/grant access to services and to then access the requested services. An adversary can obtain any one of these tickets (e.g. Service Ticket, Ticket Granting Ticket, Silver Ticket, or Golden Ticket) to authenticate to a system/resource without needing the account's credentials. Depending on the ticket obtained, the adversary may be able to access a particular resource or generate TGTs for any account within an Active Directory Domain.
CAPEC-652: Use of Known Kerberos Credentials
An adversary obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate Kerberos credentials (e.g. Kerberos service account userID/password or Kerberos Tickets) with the goal of achieving authenticated access to additional systems, applications, or services within the domain.
CAPEC-653: Use of Known Operating System Credentials
An adversary guesses or obtains (i.e. steals or purchases) legitimate operating system credentials (e.g. userID/password) to achieve authentication and to perform authorized actions on the system, under the guise of an authenticated user or service. This applies to any Operating System.