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Information Disclosure

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Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

How It Works

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security. This happens through multiple channels: verbose error messages that display stack traces revealing internal paths and frameworks, improperly secured debug endpoints left active in production, and misconfigured servers that expose directory listings or version control artifacts like .git folders. APIs often leak excessive data in responses—returning full user objects when only a name is needed, or revealing system internals through metadata fields.

Attackers exploit these exposures systematically. They probe for common sensitive files (.env, config.php, backup archives), trigger error conditions to extract framework details, and analyze response timing or content differences to enumerate valid usernames or resources. Even subtle variations—like "invalid password" versus "user not found"—enable account enumeration. Exposed configuration files frequently contain database credentials, API keys, or internal service URLs that unlock further attack vectors.

The attack flow typically starts with passive reconnaissance: examining HTTP headers, JavaScript bundles, and public endpoints for version information and architecture clues. Active probing follows—testing predictable paths, manipulating parameters to trigger exceptions, and comparing responses across similar requests to identify information leakage patterns.

Impact

  • Credential compromise: Exposed configuration files, hardcoded secrets in source code, or API keys enable direct authentication bypass
  • Attack surface mapping: Stack traces, framework versions, and internal paths help attackers craft targeted exploits for known vulnerabilities
  • Data breach: Direct exposure of user data, payment information, or proprietary business logic through oversharing APIs or accessible backups
  • Privilege escalation pathway: Internal URLs, service discovery information, and architecture details facilitate lateral movement and SSRF attacks
  • Compliance violations: GDPR, PCI-DSS, and HIPAA penalties for exposing regulated data through preventable disclosures

Real-World Examples

A major Git repository exposure affected thousands of websites when .git folders remained accessible on production servers, allowing attackers to reconstruct entire source code histories including deleted commits containing credentials. Tools like GitDumper automated mass exploitation of this misconfiguration.

Cloud storage misconfigurations have repeatedly exposed sensitive data when companies left S3 buckets or Azure Blob containers publicly readable. One incident exposed 150 million voter records because verbose API error messages revealed the storage URL structure, and no authentication was required.

Framework debug modes left enabled in production have caused numerous breaches. Django's DEBUG=True setting exposed complete stack traces with database queries and environment variables, while Laravel's debug pages revealed encryption keys through the APP_KEY variable in environment dumps.

Mitigation

  • Generic error pages: Return uniform error messages to users; log detailed exceptions server-side only
  • Disable debug modes: Enforce production configurations that suppress stack traces, verbose logging, and debug endpoints through deployment automation
  • Access control audits: Restrict or remove development artifacts (.git, backup files, phpinfo()) and internal endpoints before deployment
  • Response minimization: API responses should return only necessary fields; implement allowlists rather than blocklists for data exposure
  • Security headers: Deploy X-Content-Type-Options, remove server version banners, and disable directory indexing
  • Timing consistency: Ensure authentication and validation responses take uniform time regardless of input validity

Recent CVEs (71169)

EPSS 4% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Untrusted search path vulnerability in EDE in CEDET before 1.0.1, as used in GNU Emacs before 23.4 and other products, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted Lisp expression in a. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.

Information Disclosure Cedet Emacs
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.3
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 1.7
LOW Monitor

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.x allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors. Rated low severity (CVSS 1.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 2.1
LOW Monitor

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 2.1
LOW Monitor

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.x and 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.0.x, 5.1.x, and 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.x and 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.0.x, 5.1.x, and 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.x and 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.x and 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.9
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.x and 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and availability via unknown vectors, a different. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 3.5
LOW Monitor

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.9
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.x and 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.x and 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 3.0
LOW Monitor

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.0.x, 5.1.x, and 5.5.x allows local users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.0). No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.5
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.x and 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and availability via unknown vectors, a different. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 3.5
LOW Monitor

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.x and 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 3.6
LOW Monitor

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization 4.1 allows local users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors related to Shared Folders. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Virtualization +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.4
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Outside In Technology component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 8.3.5 and 8.3.7 allows context-dependent attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.4). No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Fusion Middleware
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 3.6
LOW Monitor

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 8, 9, 10, and 11 Express allows local users to affect confidentiality and availability, related to TCP/IP. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Sunos
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 3.7
LOW Monitor

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization 4.1 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.7). No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Microsoft +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle GlassFish Enterprise Server 3.0.1 and 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Web Container. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Glassfish Server
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.9
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 11 Express allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Kernel. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Sunos
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.0.x and 5.1.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.0.x and 5.1.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 9, 10, and 11 Express allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Kerberos. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Sunos
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 2.6
LOW Monitor

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 9, 10, and 11 Express allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to sshd. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Sunos
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 1.9
LOW Monitor

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 8, 9, 10, and 11 Express allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Kernel, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0813. Rated low severity (CVSS 1.9). No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Sunos
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 2.1
LOW Monitor

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 11 Express allows local users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to ksh93 Shell. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Sunos
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 8, 9, 10, and 11 Express allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Network. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Sunos
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 9, 10, and 11 Express allows remote attackers to affect availability, related to TCP/IP. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Sunos
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 2.7
LOW Monitor

Unspecified vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools component in Oracle PeopleSoft Products 8.52.05 allows remote authenticated users to affect integrity and availability via unknown. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.7). No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Peoplesoft Products
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM component in Oracle PeopleSoft Products 9.1 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Peoplesoft Products
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM component in Oracle PeopleSoft Products 8.9, 9.0, and 9.1 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Peoplesoft Products
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.0.x and 5.1.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.3
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Content component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 7.5.2 and 10.1.3.5.1 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Content. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Fusion Middleware
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 3.5
LOW Monitor

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Content component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 7.5.2, 10.1.3.5.1, 11.1.1.3, 11.1.1.4, and 11.1.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to affect. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Fusion Middleware
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.4
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Content component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 7.5.2, 10.1.3.5.1, 11.1.1.3, 11.1.1.4, and 11.1.1.5 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Fusion Middleware
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.5
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the Core RDBMS component in Oracle Database Server 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.3, 10.2.0.4, 10.2.0.5, 11.1.0.7, 11.2.0.2, and 11.2.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to affect. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Database Server
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 3.7
LOW Monitor

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle GlassFish Enterprise Server 3.1.1 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Administration. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.7). No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Glassfish Server
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.5
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM component in Oracle PeopleSoft Products 9.1 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Peoplesoft Products
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 4.3
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle OpenSSO 7.1 and 8.0 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Administration. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Opensso
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Application Object Library component in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.2 and 12.1.3 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality, related to REST. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle E Business Suite
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 3.5
LOW Monitor

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 9.2.4, 10.0.2, 10.3.3, 10.3.4, and 10.3.5 allows remote authenticated users to affect integrity, related. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Fusion Middleware
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM component in Oracle PeopleSoft Products 9.0 and 9.1 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Peoplesoft Products
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 1.7
LOW Monitor

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.0.x, 5.1.x, and 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect integrity via unknown vectors. Rated low severity (CVSS 1.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle MySQL
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM component in Oracle PeopleSoft Products 8.9 allows remote authenticated users to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Sales. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Peoplesoft Products
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.3
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Forms component in Oracle E-Business Suite 11.5.10.2 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle E Business Suite
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 5.0
MEDIUM This Month

Unspecified vulnerability in the Listener component in Oracle Database Server 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.3, 10.2.0.4, 10.2.0.5, 11.1.0.7, and 11.2.0.2 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Oracle Database Server
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 10.0
CRITICAL Act Now

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.27 on the Acer AC700, Samsung Series 5, and Cr-48 Chromebook platforms have unknown impact and attack vectors. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Samsung Information Disclosure Google +5
NVD
EPSS 54% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL Emergency

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager configuration in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Epss exploitation probability 53.5% and no vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Microsoft Windows Server 2003 +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.3
MEDIUM This Month

The DTLS implementation in GnuTLS 3.0.10 and earlier executes certain error-handling code only if there is a specific relationship between a padding length and the ciphertext size, which makes it. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Information Disclosure Gnutls
NVD
EPSS 67% 8.6 CVSS 7.8
HIGH POC KEV PATCH THREAT Act Now

Local privilege escalation in Windows afd.sys (Ancillary Function Driver) allows unauthenticated local attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges on Windows XP SP2/SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 through a crafted application requiring user interaction. CISA KEV confirms active exploitation in the wild, with EPSS score at 67.09% (99th percentile) indicating extremely high real-world exploitation likelihood. Multiple public exploit codes exist (Exploit-DB 21844, 18176), making this vulnerability trivially exploitable despite its age. Microsoft released patches via MS11-080 in October 2011, but legacy systems remain vulnerable.

Information Disclosure Microsoft
NVD Exploit-DB VulDB
EPSS 9% 5.2 CVSS 7.2
HIGH POC Act Now

Local privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows kernel-mode driver allows unprivileged users to gain SYSTEM-level access via malicious keyboard layout files. Affected platforms include Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008/R2 across all architectures. This vulnerability achieved widespread notoriety as one of four zero-days leveraged by the Stuxnet worm in July 2010 for industrial espionage and sabotage operations. Public exploit code exists (Exploit-DB 15985) with 8.88% EPSS score (92nd percentile), though no current KEV listing exists, suggesting exploitation was primarily limited to the Stuxnet campaign rather than ongoing widespread abuse. Microsoft released patches in MS10-073 (October 2010).

Information Disclosure Microsoft
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 63% 6.8 CVSS 7.2
HIGH POC THREAT Act Now

Local privilege escalation in Windows Task Scheduler allows authenticated users to execute code with SYSTEM privileges through crafted scheduled tasks that exploit improper security context validation. Affects Windows Vista SP1/SP2, Windows Server 2008 (all service packs and editions), Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows 7. Public exploit code exists (Exploit-DB 15589, 19930) with a 63% EPSS score (98th percentile), indicating high real-world exploitation probability despite requiring local access. Microsoft addressed this via MS10-092 bulletin in December 2010, though the note suggests potential overlap with CVE-2010-3888.

Information Disclosure Microsoft
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 73% 8.7 CVSS 7.8
HIGH POC KEV PATCH THREAT Act Now

The Windows kernel from NT 3.1 through Windows 7 improperly validates BIOS calls on 32-bit x86 platforms with 16-bit application support enabled, allowing local users to gain SYSTEM privileges and bypass UAC.

Information Disclosure Microsoft
NVD Exploit-DB VulDB
EPSS 0% 4.9 CVSS 7.2
HIGH POC Act Now

CVE-2007-5633 is a security vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) that allows local users. Risk factors: public PoC available.

Information Disclosure Microsoft
NVD Exploit-DB
EPSS 2% 5.0 CVSS 7.2
HIGH POC Act Now

Local privilege escalation in Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0 allows authenticated local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by placing malicious DLLs in search path locations that IIS uses to load in-process components. Publicly available exploit code exists. EPSS score of 2.16% (84th percentile) indicates lower exploitation probability, consistent with the local attack vector requiring pre-existing system access. Addressed by Microsoft MS01-044 security bulletin in 2001.

Information Disclosure
NVD Exploit-DB
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

PHP 8.3 on Alpine Linux was patched in package version 8.3.32-r0, addressing an unspecified vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-12184. The underlying vulnerability type, affected functionality, and attacker-achievable impact are not disclosed in the available intelligence - only the fixed Alpine package version is confirmed. No exploitation has been identified, and no CVSS score or CWE classification has been published at the time of this analysis.

Information Disclosure
NVD
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

GStreamer gst-plugins-good received a security fix in Alpine Linux package version 1.26.3-r0. The specific vulnerability class, impact, and affected functionality within this multimedia plugin collection are not disclosed in available intelligence sources. Alpine Linux vendor confirmed the fix, but no CVSS scoring, CWE classification, or technical description has been published, making full impact assessment impossible at this time.

Information Disclosure
NVD
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

GStreamer's gst-plugins-good package on Alpine Linux received a security fix in version 1.26.3-r0, addressing an unspecified vulnerability. The nature of the flaw, affected functionality, and attacker impact are not disclosed in the available data - only the vendor patch record from Alpine Linux confirms a security-relevant change. No CVSS score, CWE classification, or exploit intelligence is available to characterize severity or exploitability at this time.

Information Disclosure
NVD
MEDIUM This Month

GStreamer's gst-plugins-good package on Alpine Linux received a security fix in version 1.26.3-r0. The nature of the underlying vulnerability is not disclosed in available intelligence - no description, CVSS vector, CWE classification, or exploit details have been published at time of analysis. The fix is confirmed only by Alpine Linux's vendor advisory, making the actual impact, affected attack surface, and exploitability unknown pending further disclosure.

Information Disclosure
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.6
HIGH PATCH This Week

Arbitrary file write in Git LFS versions 0.5.2 through 3.7.0 allows a malicious repository to overwrite files outside the working tree when a user runs git lfs checkout or git lfs pull against a repository containing crafted symbolic or hard links that collide with LFS-tracked file paths. The flaw is fixed in v3.7.1 and is also exploitable in bare repositories under specific conditions. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and EPSS is very low (0.05%), but the CVSS 4.0 score of 8.6 reflects the high integrity impact achievable through routine developer workflows.

Information Disclosure
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Command injection and arbitrary file truncation in the Perl GD module before 2.86 (perl-gd 2.86-r0 on Alpine) arise because GD::Image's _make_filehandle helper opened filenames using Perl's two-argument open(). When an application passes an attacker-influenced filename to constructors like GD::Image->new or newFrom*, prefixes such as `cmd |`, `| cmd`, or `> file` are interpreted by Perl as a command pipe or redirect, yielding command execution or destructive file truncation. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV; EPSS is 0.26% (50th percentile).

Information Disclosure
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 2.7
LOW PATCH Monitor

py3-aiohttp in Alpine Linux received a security fix packaged as version 3.14.1-r0. The nature of the underlying vulnerability - its attack vector, impact, and exploitation conditions - is not described in the available intelligence. This CVE record is minimal: only the affected package name and the Alpine Linux fix version are confirmed. Security teams should consult the upstream aiohttp changelog and Alpine Linux security advisories for the actual vulnerability details before assessing risk.

Information Disclosure Aiohttp
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.8
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

jq on Alpine Linux was patched in package version 1.8.2-r0, addressing an unspecified vulnerability. The nature of the flaw - whether it is a memory corruption issue, denial of service via crafted JSON input, or another class - is not disclosed in available data. No CVSS score, CWE classification, or technical description has been published; this entry originates solely from an Alpine Linux vendor advisory.

Information Disclosure Jq
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.9
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

jq, the command-line JSON processor, was patched in Alpine Linux with package version 1.8.2-r0. The specific vulnerability details - including the nature of the flaw, affected upstream jq versions, and precise impact - are not disclosed in the available intelligence. The sole data point is a vendor-sourced fix notification from Alpine Linux, making a full characterization of attacker capability and affected scope impossible at this time.

Information Disclosure Integer Overflow Jq
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 6.5
MEDIUM POC PATCH This Month

WEasyPrint on Alpine Linux was patched at package version 69.0-r0, addressing an unspecified vulnerability in the HTML-to-PDF rendering library. The upstream vulnerability details, including attack vector, impact class, and affected upstream version range, are not disclosed in the available intelligence. No exploitation status, CVSS scoring, or CWE classification has been published at this time, making precise impact assessment impossible without consulting the upstream WEasyPrint changelog or a vendor advisory.

Information Disclosure
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0%
MEDIUM PATCH This Month

Synapse (Matrix homeserver) on Alpine Linux contains an uncharacterized vulnerability addressed in package version 1.139.2-r0. The upstream nature, attack vector, and exploitability class are not disclosed in available intelligence. With an EPSS score of 0.05% (14th percentile), exploitation probability is currently low, and no active exploitation or public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

Information Disclosure
NVD
MEDIUM This Month

Synapse, the Matrix homeserver implementation, was patched in Alpine Linux package version 1.152.1-r0 to address CVE-2026-45078. The vulnerability details, including affected versions, attack vector, and impact class, are not disclosed in the available intelligence data. No CVSS score, CWE classification, KEV listing, or public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, making precise impact assessment impossible without consulting the upstream Matrix.org or Alpine Linux advisories directly.

Information Disclosure
NVD
MEDIUM This Month

Synapse, the Matrix homeserver implementation, received a security fix in Alpine Linux package version 1.152.1-r0. The upstream Synapse version 1.152.1 contains the remediation. The nature, impact, and attack vector of this vulnerability are not disclosed in the available data - no description, CVSS score, CWE, or vendor advisory detail has been published at time of analysis.

Information Disclosure
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 4.5
MEDIUM POC PATCH This Month

Alpine Linux: vim fixed in 9.1.0678-r0

Memory Corruption Use After Free Information Disclosure +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0%
MEDIUM This Month

yt-dlp, the open-source video download utility, has been patched in Alpine Linux's package repository (version 0-r0). The underlying vulnerability details - including its exact nature, affected functionality, and attacker-reachable impact - are not disclosed in available intelligence sources. The Alpine vendor advisory references a fix but provides no description of the flaw, its severity class, or exploitation conditions. EPSS places this at the 66th percentile relative to other CVEs despite a low absolute probability (0.49%), and no public exploit or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis.

Information Disclosure
NVD
MEDIUM This Month

Singularity container runtime on Alpine Linux was patched in package version 4.4.2-r0 to address an unspecified vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-47215. The nature of the vulnerability - including attack vector, impact class, and affected functionality - is not disclosed in the available intelligence. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and the CVE has not appeared in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information Disclosure
NVD
MEDIUM This Month

Apptainer (formerly Singularity), a container runtime widely used in HPC and scientific computing environments on Alpine Linux, received a security fix in package version 1.5.1-r0. The nature of the underlying vulnerability - its impact, attack vector, and affected components - is not disclosed in the available intelligence data. No CVSS score, CWE classification, or technical description has been published at time of analysis, making authoritative impact assessment impossible. No public exploit and no CISA KEV listing have been identified.

Information Disclosure
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH This Week

Improper neutralization of terminal control/escape sequences in ack (App::Ack), the Perl-based grep-like source-code search tool by Andy Lester, is fixed in v3.10.0 and affects all prior releases (App::Ack 0 through ≤3.10.0). When ack prints matching lines from attacker-controlled files, unsanitized control/meta sequences are passed through to the terminal, which per the CVSS vector (A:H) can disrupt or hang the terminal session and is separately tagged as an information-disclosure risk. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

Information Disclosure
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH This Week

Denial-of-service / file-path abuse affects the ack source-code search tool (Perl App::Ack) in all versions up to and including 3.10.0, packaged in Alpine Linux as 'ack' prior to 3.10.0-r0. Rooted in CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path), the flaw is tagged as Information Disclosure yet carries an availability-only CVSS impact (A:H), so the concrete effect is ambiguous from the source data. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

Information Disclosure
NVD
MEDIUM This Month

CVE-2026-41083 is an uncharacterized vulnerability in the OCaml package as distributed by Alpine Linux. The vulnerability description provides no technical details about the flaw class, affected versions, or attacker-accessible impact. Alpine Linux has issued a fix, but the upstream fix version field reads '0', which is likely a data entry placeholder rather than a meaningful version string. No exploitation activity, CVSS scoring, or CWE classification is available at time of analysis.

Information Disclosure
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 2.5
LOW Monitor

Cacti, the open-source network monitoring and graphing solution, contains an unspecified vulnerability addressed in Alpine Linux package version 1.2.31-0. The vulnerability type, affected component, and attacker-accessible impact are not disclosed in the available intelligence. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and CISA KEV listing is absent, leaving severity and exploitation conditions uncharacterized from the data provided.

Information Disclosure Cacti
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 5.4
MEDIUM This Month

Cacti, the network monitoring and graphing tool, received a security fix in Alpine Linux package version 1.2.31-0. The specific vulnerability class, technical root cause, and impact scope are not disclosed in the available intelligence. No CVSS score, CWE identifier, or advisory narrative accompanies this CVE at time of analysis, making independent severity assessment impossible from provided data alone.

Information Disclosure Session Fixation Cacti
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.1
HIGH This Week

JWT signature verification weakness in the Cacti network monitoring framework (fixed in 1.2.31) lets an authenticated low-privilege user forge or tamper with JSON Web Tokens whose signatures are not properly validated, undermining token integrity. The CWE-347 root cause combined with the vendor's 'Jwt Attack' and 'Information Disclosure' tags points to token forgery that can bypass intended authorization checks. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and the flaw is not listed in CISA KEV; it was reported through the Alpine Linux vendor channel and patched upstream by the Cacti project.

Information Disclosure Jwt Attack Cacti
NVD GitHub VulDB
MEDIUM This Month

Cacti, the open-source network graphing and monitoring solution, has been patched in Alpine Linux at package version 1.2.31-0. The nature of the underlying vulnerability is not disclosed in the available data - no description, CWE classification, or CVSS scoring has been published at time of analysis. Alpine Linux's security team issued the fix, confirming a security-relevant change, but the specific impact class, affected component, and attack surface remain uncharacterized from available intelligence sources.

Information Disclosure
NVD
MEDIUM This Month

Cacti, a network monitoring and graphing tool packaged for Alpine Linux, has a security fix included in Alpine's cacti package version 1.2.31-0. The underlying vulnerability details - including attack vector, impact type, and affected component - are not disclosed in available intelligence sources. The sole confirmed data point is that Alpine Linux identified and remediated a security issue in their Cacti package at this version boundary.

Information Disclosure
NVD
MEDIUM This Month

Cacti network monitoring software on Alpine Linux has been patched in package version 1.2.31-0, addressing CVE-2026-39952. The underlying vulnerability type, root cause, and attacker-achievable impact are not described in any available intelligence source. No CVSS score, CWE classification, exploit code, or vendor advisory beyond the Alpine package fix note has been identified at time of analysis.

Information Disclosure
NVD
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