CVE-2024-53979

Credential disclosure via unredacted module data

Published Nov 29, 2024 · Updated Dec 4, 2024

Cleartext credential exposure in ibm.ibm_zhmc before 1.9.3 allows local users to read passwords from module output or logs. The zhmc_partition, zhmc_lpar, zhmc_user, and zhmc_ldap_server_definition modules return or log password-like inputs without blanking or removal. Exposure requires supplied password fields during resource creation or update, while log exposure additionally requires the nondefault log_file parameter.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext credential exposure in ibm.ibm_zhmc before 1.9.3 allows local users to read passwords from module output or logs. The zhmc_partition, zhmc_lpar, zhmc_user, and zhmc_ldap_server_definition modules return or log password-like inputs without blanking or removal. Exposure requires supplied password fields during resource creation or update, while log exposure additionally requires the nondefault log_file parameter.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-53979
Published
Nov 29, 2024
Updated
Dec 4, 2024
Vendor
zhmcclient
Product
IBM Z HMC collection
Classifications
CWE-312, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 29, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.9.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

zhmcclient · IBM Z HMC collectionversion=< 1.9.3
IBM · IBM Z Hardware Management Consoleversion=0 <1.9.3

Published CVSS scores

8.2GitHub Security AdvisoryCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1552.001Credentials In Files

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