CVE-2024-6916

Credential disclosure via unmasked command-input display

Published Jul 19, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Information disclosure in Open Mainframe Project Zowe CLI Imperative 5.1.0 through 5.22.5 allows local users to read stored secrets. The --show-inputs-only path prints resolved secure profile properties as cleartext terminal input values instead of masking them. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and user interaction to invoke the flag, and the documented consequence is limited to confidentiality.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Open Mainframe Project Zowe CLI Imperative 5.1.0 through 5.22.5 allows local users to read stored secrets. The --show-inputs-only path prints resolved secure profile properties as cleartext terminal input values instead of masking them. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and user interaction to invoke the flag, and the documented consequence is limited to confidentiality.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-6916
Published
Jul 19, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Open Mainframe Project
Product
Zowe CLI Imperative Framework
Classifications
CWE-1295, CWE-257, CWE-922, T1552
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 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=5.1.0 <5.22.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Open Mainframe Project · Zowe CLI Imperative Frameworkversion=5.1.0 <5.22.6

Published CVSS scores

5.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.9ZoweCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/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
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1295Debug Messages Revealing Unnecessary Information
CWE-257Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
CWE-922Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information
T1552Unsecured Credentials

Public exploit references

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