CVE-2023-25686

Local credential disclosure via cleartext storage

Published Mar 21, 2023 · Updated Feb 26, 2025

Cleartext credential storage in IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1, and 4.1.1 allows local users to read credentials. The published IBM and CVE records do not identify the credential file, data store, or code path that persists the credentials without protection. Local access is required, and the documented consequence is credential disclosure without reported modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext credential storage in IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1, and 4.1.1 allows local users to read credentials. The published IBM and CVE records do not identify the credential file, data store, or code path that persists the credentials without protection. Local access is required, and the documented consequence is credential disclosure without reported modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-25686
Published
Mar 21, 2023
Updated
Feb 26, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager
Classifications
CWE-522, T1552
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 21, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Managerversion=3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.1

Published CVSS scores

6.2IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
T1552Unsecured Credentials

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