CVE-2026-5380
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 · uneditedAn issue that could allow an authorized user to view the clear-text secrets for a subset of credential types and fields has been resolved. This is an instance of CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials, and has an estimated CVSS score of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N (5.3 Medium). This issue was fixed in version 4.0.260204.2 of the runZero Platform.
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 · moderate confidenceIn the runZero Platform, an authorized user could view clear-text secrets for certain credential types and fields that should have been protected. This represents a failure to properly encrypt or mask sensitive credential data at rest or in the UI, allowing unauthorized visibility of plaintext secrets.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 4.0.260204.2CVSS 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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Determine installed runZero Platform versionAccess the runZero administration interface or use the platform's built-in version command/endpoint to retrieve the current software version numberAffected if The version number is lower than 4.0.260204.2
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Identify credential storage locationsReview the runZero database or configuration files where credential data is persisted to determine if sensitive fields are stored in encrypted or hashed form versus plaintextAffected if Credentials for affected types are stored in an unencrypted or unmasked format at rest
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Examine credential display in UINavigate through the runZero interface to access credential entries and observe whether sensitive fields render as masked characters or as visible plaintextAffected if Sensitive credential fields display as readable text rather than being masked with dots or asterisks
A user is affected if their runZero Platform version is below 4.0.260204.2 AND they have credential data that renders in clear-text in the UI or is stored without encryption at rest.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped4.0.260204.2
Upgrade runZero Platform to version 4.0.260204.2 or later to resolve the insufficiently protected credentials issue.
4.0.260204.2
- Upgrade the Runzero Platform to version 4.0.260204.2 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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