CVE-2024-28782Network attack vector

Credential disclosure via cleartext password storage

Published Apr 3, 2024 · Updated Aug 27, 2025

Credential exposure in affected IBM QRadar Suite Software and Cloud Pak for Security releases allows remote authenticated users to read passwords. Versions 1.10.12.0 through 1.10.18.0 and 1.10.0.0 through 1.10.11.0, respectively, store credentials in clear text; IBM has not disclosed the storage locus or exposure path. The issue requires a low-privileged authenticated account and exposes credentials without reported ability to modify data or interrupt service.

CVSS severity6.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Credential exposure in affected IBM QRadar Suite Software and Cloud Pak for Security releases allows remote authenticated users to read passwords. Versions 1.10.12.0 through 1.10.18.0 and 1.10.0.0 through 1.10.11.0, respectively, store credentials in clear text; IBM has not disclosed the storage locus or exposure path. The issue requires a low-privileged authenticated account and exposes credentials without reported ability to modify data or interrupt service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-28782
Published
Apr 3, 2024
Updated
Aug 27, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM QRadar Suite Software
Classifications
CWE-256, T1552
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.10.12.0 <=1.10.18.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM QRadar Suite Softwareversion=1.10.12.0 <=1.10.18.0
IBM · IBM Cloud Pak for Securityversion=1.10.0.0 <=1.10.11.0

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.3IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-256Plaintext Storage of a Password
T1552Unsecured Credentials

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