Sensitive Information in LogsWeakness · CWE-532

CVE-2026-22098

CRITICAL · 9.2 CVSS v4.0 Published 2026-07-13
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click 5 weeks old

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Various sensitive information such as passwords and charging card UIDs are written to log files.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Sensitive authentication and payment data (passwords, charging card UIDs) are being written to application log files, exposing this information to anyone with log access. This creates a critical information disclosure vulnerability where compromised logs or unauthorized access could expose user credentials and financial identifiers.

MitigationImplement input sanitization and logging filters to prevent sensitive fields from being written to logs; immediately rotate any exposed credentials and review existing logs for exposure.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
Authentication
X
User interaction
None
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify application log file locations
    Locate all log directories and files used by the application (e.g., /var/log/, application logs directory, or configured log paths). Check configuration files for log path settings.
    Affected if Log files exist and contain application runtime data
  2. Search logs for password patterns
    Use grep, grep -i, or similar tools to search log files for strings like 'password', 'passwd', 'pwd', or credential values that appear in authentication flows. Example: grep -ri 'password' /var/log/[application]/
    Affected if Plaintext or weakly obfuscated password strings are found in any log file
  3. Search logs for payment card identifiers
    Search log files for charging card UIDs, payment tokens, or card-related identifiers. Look for patterns like 'uid', 'card', 'payment', or specific payment-related field names used by the application.
    Affected if Charging card UIDs or payment identifiers appear in any log file
  4. Review logging configuration for sensitive data handling
    Examine application logging configuration (e.g., logback.xml, log4j.properties, logging.yaml, or custom logging code) to determine if input sanitization or field filtering is implemented for auth/payment data.
    Affected if No filtering or sanitization rules exist for sensitive fields in the logging configuration
  5. Audit log access controls
    Verify who has read access to log files and whether logs are stored in secure locations with appropriate file permissions.
    Affected if Log files are readable by unauthorized users or stored in publicly accessible locations

If authentication credentials or payment card UIDs are found in any application log files, or if logging configuration lacks sanitization for sensitive fields, the environment is affected by this CVE.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement input sanitization and logging filters to prevent sensitive fields from being written to logs; immediately rotate any exposed credentials and review existing logs for exposure.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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