VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-8296

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-04-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

kedpm 0.5 and 1.0 creates a history file in ~/.kedpm/history that is written in cleartext. All of the commands performed in the password manager are written there. This can lead to the disclosure of the master password if the "password" command is used with an argument. The names of the password entries created and consulted are also accessible in cleartext.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Primary references