CWE · MITRE source
CWE-260Password in Configuration File
The product stores a password in a configuration file that might be accessible to actors who do not know the password.
This can result in compromise of the system for which the password is used. An attacker could gain access to this file and learn the stored password or worse yet, change the password to one of their choosing.
Last updated: 04 July 2026 00:28 UTC
Cumulative inbound coverage
How completely the frameworks we cross-walk collectively cover this — the verdict is the strongest single mapping (overlapping partials are not summed); breadth shows the corroboration behind it.
Collective: full · 4 mapping(s) from 3 framework(s): ATT&CK 2 (mostly) · OWASP-Web 1 (full) · STIG rhel 7 1 (partial)
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
This weakness contributes to A02:2025 Security Misconfiguration.
NIST 800-53 r5 controls that address this weakness (0)AI
| Control | Title | Family | Why it addresses this CWE |
|---|---|---|---|
| No NIST controls proposed yet. | |||
MITRE ATT&CK techniques this weakness enables
Our own two-way CWE↔ATT&CK cross-walk — a direct mapping with no public source (the CWE→CAPEC→ATT&CK chain leaves most top weaknesses, incl. XSS and SQLi, mapped to nothing). Drafted by Grok and spot-checked by Claude Opus 4.8.
Direction: ← other covers this;
→ this covers other (F/M/P = full / mostly /
partial).
Top CVEs of this weakness type, ranked by Risk Priority
| CVE | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2017-7925 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 0.5206 | 2017-05-06 |
CVE-2023-34128 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0059 | 2023-07-13 |
CVE-2025-25022 UPD | 7.0 | 9.6 | 0.0029 | 2025-06-03 |
CVE-2025-6513 UPD | 7.0 | 9.3 | 0.0015 | 2025-06-23 |
CVE-2025-57754 UPD | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0034 | 2025-08-21 |
CVE-2017-7923 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 0.0233 | 2017-05-06 |
CVE-2019-3780 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 0.0143 | 2019-03-08 |
CVE-2021-35033 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.0040 | 2021-11-23 |
CVE-2025-32111 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 0.0036 | 2025-04-04 |
CVE-2025-33093 UPD | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0030 | 2025-05-07 |
CVE-2023-53770 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0047 | 2025-12-09 |
CVE-2019-25465 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0050 | 2026-03-11 |
CVE-2016-7043 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 0.0153 | 2019-05-15 |
CVE-2020-5721 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.0037 | 2020-04-15 |
CVE-2024-49817 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.0019 | 2024-12-17 |
CVE-2024-45673 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.0013 | 2025-02-21 |
CVE-2025-51540 UPD | 3.5 | 5.3 | 0.0022 | 2025-08-19 |
CVE-2025-36100 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 0.0009 | 2025-09-07 |
CVE-2025-36002 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.0014 | 2025-10-16 |
CVE-2025-33119 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 0.0021 | 2025-11-12 |
CVE-2023-2790 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.0028 | 2023-05-18 |
CVE-2025-15151 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 0.0027 | 2025-12-28 |