Insufficiently Protected CredentialsWeakness · CWE-522

CVE-2026-27027

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-06
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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74/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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
Charging station authentication identifiers are publicly accessible via web-based mapping platforms.

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 · low confidence

Authentication identifiers (such as API keys, certificates, or credentials) for electric vehicle charging stations are being inadvertently published on publicly accessible web-based mapping platforms. This exposure allows unauthorized parties to discover and potentially authenticate to these charging stations.

MitigationRemove all authentication identifiers from publicly accessible mapping platform data, rotate any exposed credentials, and implement access controls to prevent credential leakage to third-party platforms.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Inventory your EV charging stations
    Create a complete list of all electric vehicle charging stations you operate, including their locations, identifiers, and associated authentication credentials (API keys, certificates, user credentials).
    Affected if You operate any EV charging stations and have not verified their credential exposure status.
  2. Search public mapping platforms for your stations
    Search publicly accessible EV charging station mapping platforms (such as PlugShare, ChargeMap, Open Charge Map, or similar services) for each of your charging station locations. Review the publicly displayed information for each station listing.
    Affected if Your charging station locations appear on public mapping platforms with visible authentication identifiers, API keys, certificates, or credential data.
  3. Check open charge point databases
    Query open charge point databases (such as Open Charge Map API) using your station identifiers to see what data is returned and whether any authentication credentials are included in the public response.
    Affected if Authentication identifiers are returned in public API responses or database dumps.
  4. Search code repositories and data leaks
    Search public code repositories (GitHub, GitLab) and data breach repositories for your organization's credentials, API keys, or certificates associated with EV charging infrastructure.
    Affected if Your authentication identifiers for EV charging stations are found in any public repository or leaked dataset.
  5. Review third-party integrations
    Identify any third-party platforms or services you have shared charging station data with. Contact each to confirm they are not publicly exposing authentication credentials in their implementations.
    Affected if Third-party platforms you use are exposing your authentication identifiers publicly.

You are affected if any authentication identifiers (API keys, certificates, credentials) for your EV charging stations are visible on publicly accessible mapping platforms, in open databases, or in public repositories.

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

Remove all authentication identifiers from publicly accessible mapping platform data, rotate any exposed credentials, and implement access controls to prevent credential leakage to third-party platforms.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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