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CVE-2024-6833

Zowe CLI Auto-Init Leaks Credentials Locally

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 3rd percentile. Fixed in 7.23.5.

CVSS 3.15.9MediumEPSS percentile3rd0.1% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix7.23.5Upgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, GitHub

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What to do

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  • Open Mainframe Project ZoweAffected: ≥ 7.18.0, < 7.23.5Upgrade to: 7.23.5Stated by: CVE record
  • Npm @zowe/cliAffected: ≥ 7.18.0, < 7.23.5Upgrade to: 7.23.5Stated by: GitHub advisory

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What it is

From the CVE record

Zowe CLI allows storage of previously entered secure credentials in a plaintext file

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS3rd
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 3rd percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

3 events over 127 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availablerecord updated
  2. Published

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Scored 5.9 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Sources

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