CVE-2019-3782 json
CredHub CLI writes environment variable credentials to disk
published 2019-02-13 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-13413
- cvss
- 6.3
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cloud Foundry CredHub CLI, versions prior to 2.2.1, inadvertently writes authentication credentials provided via environment variables to its persistent config file. A local authenticated malicious user with access to the CredHub CLI config file can use these credentials to retrieve and modify credentials stored in CredHub that are authorized to the targeted user.
Patch / fix
- Cloud Foundry CredHub CLI 2.2.1
Exploit prediction
0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Cloud Foundry CredHub CLI
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
References
-
cloudfoundry.org
/blog/cve-2019-3782
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/107038
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-3782
- NVD CVE-2019-3782
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