CVE-2024-6833
Zowe CLI Auto-Init Leaks Credentials Locally
A vulnerability in Zowe CLI allows local, privileged actors to store previously entered secure credentials in a plaintext file as part of an auto-init operation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Zowe CLI Auto-Init Leaks Credentials Locally
A vulnerability in Zowe CLI allows local, privileged actors to store previously entered secure credentials in a plaintext file as part of an auto-init operation.
- Record
CVE-2024-6833- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C/CR:M/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:L/MAC:L/MPR:L/MUI:R/MS:C/MC:H/MI:N/MA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-2350
A vulnerability in Zowe CLI allows local, privileged actors to store previously entered secure credentials in a plaintext file as part of an auto-init operation.
- Record
EUVD-2024-2350- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C/CR:M/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:L/MAC:L/MPR:L/MUI:R/MS:C/MC:H/MI:N/MA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ghgq-x6wc-6jr5
Zowe CLI allows storage of previously entered secure credentials in a plaintext file
A vulnerability in Zowe CLI allows local, privileged actors to store previously entered secure credentials in a plaintext file as part of an auto-init operation.
- Record
GHSA-ghgq-x6wc-6jr5- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-256
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability in Zowe CLI allows local, privileged actors to store previously entered secure credentials in a plaintext file as part of an auto-init operation.
- Record
CVE-2024-6833- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Zowe CLI Auto-Init Leaks Credentials Locally
A vulnerability in Zowe CLI allows local, privileged actors to store previously entered secure credentials in a plaintext file as part of an auto-init operation.
- Record
CVE-2024-6833- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C/CR:M/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:L/MAC:L/MPR:L/MUI:R/MS:C/MC:H/MI:N/MA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-ghgq-x6wc-6jr5
Zowe CLI allows storage of previously entered secure credentials in a plaintext file
A vulnerability in Zowe CLI allows local, privileged actors to store previously entered secure credentials in a plaintext file as part of an auto-init operation.
- Record
GHSA-ghgq-x6wc-6jr5- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-256
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
@zowe/clinpm |
7.18.0 up to 7.23.5 | 7.23.5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-6833 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Open Mainframe Project Zowe, published July 17, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. Fixed in @zowe/cli 7.23.5.