Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain local read access to config directory or backup
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DeliveryLocate main.conf in SecurityManager shared config
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ExploitRead plaintext LDAP account password
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ExecutionAuthenticate to directory service with stolen credentials
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ImpactLateral movement / broader directory compromise
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Credential storage protection
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires LOCAL read access to the Axxon One SecurityManager shared configuration directory or to a configuration backup, so that the attacker can open the main.conf file where the LDAP directory service account password is stored in plaintext. The vulnerability is only impactful when Axxon One (versions before 3.1.0, on Windows or Linux) is configured to integrate with an LDAP directory service account - if no LDAP account credential is stored, there is nothing to disclose. Limiting factors: there is no remote/network vector (AV:L), the attacker must already possess at least low-level privileges granting filesystem read access to the config or backups (PR:L), no user interaction is involved, and only confidentiality of the stored LDAP credential is at stake (no integrity or availability impact). |
| Impact | This is a genuine but moderate, self-reported disclosure issue rather than an urgent emergency. The input CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H) makes the real-world preconditions clear: exploitation is LOCAL and requires the attacker to already hold at least low privileges (PR:L) - specifically read access to the Axxon One configuration directory or to configuration backups. There is no remote network path and no scope change. The impact is confined to confidentiality (VC:H, with VI:N/VA:N): the attacker recovers the stored LDAP service-account password, which can then be abused for lateral movement against the directory - a meaningful downstream consequence, but one that follows from an already-privileged local foothold rather than from this flaw directly. On the decision signals: the vendor-assigned priority is 'this_month' (not act_now/emergency); there is NO CISA KEV listing and NO EPSS score supplied, and no public exploit or PoC reference is present in the input. These signals are consistent with each other - a credential-at-rest exposure requiring local read access is unlikely to see widespread automated exploitation. The CVSS and the description agree (both point to local access), so there is no vector/description conflict to flag. The main caveats are gaps rather than contradictions: EPSS and KEV data are simply absent from the input (absence is not evidence of low risk), and the only source is the vendor's own advisory. Net: a real credential-hygiene priority for environments where Axxon One integrates with LDAP, but not a drop-everything issue. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker or malicious insider who has obtained read access to the Axxon One host's configuration directory - or who has acquired a configuration backup archive - opens the main.conf file in the SecurityManager shared configuration and reads the LDAP directory service account password stored in plaintext. They then reuse those credentials to authenticate to the directory service and pivot to other systems. No public exploit is required: the attack is simply reading a file, but it presupposes the local/backup access that CVSS AV:L and PR:L reflect. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Nov 03, 2026
Plaintext storage of the LDAP directory service account password in Axxon One before 3.1.0 allows a local attacker with read access to the SecurityManager shared configuration or configuration backups to recover that credential from main.conf on Windows or Linux. The assessed impact is confidentiality-only (CVSS:3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N; CVSS 4.0 score 6.8), and the flaw is only meaningful where an LDAP service account password is actually stored. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; the vendor lists 3.1.0 as the fixed version and this is a moderate, vendor-reported disclosure issue rather than an emergency.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: Axxon One 3.1.0. Upgrade Axxon One to 3.1.0 or later, per the vendor advisory at https://www.axxonsoft.com/legal/axxonsoft-vulnerability-disclosure-policy/security-advisories#CVE-2026-121021. Because the credential is stored in plaintext, rotate the LDAP directory service account password after upgrading if the configuration directory or any configuration backup was accessible to untrusted users; where immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict filesystem read access to the SecurityManager shared configuration and its backups to trusted administrators, recognizing that this only reduces exposure and does not remediate the underlying plaintext storage flaw.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The root cause is CWE-256, Plaintext Storage of a Password: Axxon One's SecurityManager shared configuration keeps the LDAP directory service account password in the main.conf file without cryptographic protection, rather than placing it in a protected secret store. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:axxonsoft:axxon_one:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* and the affected version boundary (before 3.1.0) identify Axxon One on Windows and Linux as the product family in scope. Exploitation is local and requires read access to the configuration directory or a configuration backup; the assessed vector is AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, so there is no network vector, no user interaction, and no integrity or availability impact, and the exposure exists only when an LDAP service account credential is configured. The trigger details beyond opening main.conf and reading the stored credential are not described in the available sources.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Local file read with pre-existing low-privilege access (AV:L/PR:L), trivially reliable (AC:L); only the LDAP credential's confidentiality is impacted (C:H, I:N/A:N), no scope change.
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CVSS VectorVendor: AxxonSoft
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3DescriptionCVE.org
Plaintext Storage of a Password (CWE-256) in the SecurityManager shared configuration in AxxonSoft Axxon One before 3.1.0 on Windows and Linux allows a local attacker with read access to the configuration directory or to configuration backups to obtain the password of the LDAP directory service account via the main.conf configuration file.
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Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components (CWE-1104) in the NuGet dependency components in AxxonSoft Axxon One VMS 2.0.
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Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CWE-119) in the OpenSSL-based session module in
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File (CWE-532) in the ARP Agent component in AxxonSoft Axxon One / AxxonNet
Axxon One deployments before version 3.2.0 on Windows and Linux expose their full user and role inventory to any authent
Insufficient Session Expiration (CWE-613) in the Web Admin Panel in AxxonSoft Axxon One (C-Werk) prior to 2.0.3 on Windo
Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data (CWE-311) in the Object Archive component in AxxonSoft Axxon One (C-Werk) before 2.
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CWE-200) in the diagnostic dump component in AxxonSoft Axxon
Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component (CWE-1395) in the PostgreSQL backend in AxxonSoft Axxon One (C-Werk) 2.0.
Improper Authentication (CWE-287) in the LDAP authentication engine in AxxonSoft Axxon One (C-Werk) 2.0.2 and earlier on
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GHSA-73r7-q94j-p98r
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