CVE-2024-53865 json
Python package "zhmcclient" has passwords in clear text in its HMC and API logs
published 2024-11-29 23 mo ago modified 2026-07-07 4 mo ago also GHSA-p57h-3cmc-xpjq , PYSEC-2026-2073 , EUVD-2024-3492
- cvss
- 8.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
zhmcclient is a pure Python client library for the IBM Z HMC Web Services API. In affected versions the Python package "zhmcclient" writes password-like properties in clear text into its HMC and API logs in the following cases: 1. The 'boot-ftp-password' and 'ssc-master-pw' properties when creating or updating a partition in DPM mode, in the zhmcclient API and HMC logs. 2. The 'ssc-master-pw' and 'zaware-master-pw' properties when updating an LPAR in classic mode, in the zhmcclient API and HMC logs. 3. The 'ssc-master-pw' and 'zaware-master-pw' properties when creating or updating an image activation profile in classic mode, in the zhmcclient API and HMC logs. 4. The 'password' property when creating or updating an HMC user, in the zhmcclient API log. 5. The 'bind-password' property when creating or updating an LDAP server definition, in the zhmcclient API and HMC logs. This issue affects only users of the zhmcclient package that have enabled the Python loggers named "zhmcclient.api" (for the API log) or "zhmcclient.hmc" (for the HMC log) and that use the functions listed above. This issue has been fixed in zhmcclient version 1.18.1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | zhmcclient | <1.18.1 |
1.18.1 |
Affected products
- zhmcclient python-zhmcclient
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
References
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github.com
/zhmcclient/python-zhmcclient/commit/ad32781e782d0f604c6da4680fce48e4cc1f4433
web
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github.com
/zhmcclient/python-zhmcclient/security/advisories/GHSA-p57h-3cmc-xpjq
web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53865
advisory
-
github.com
/zhmcclient/python-zhmcclient
package
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pypi.org
/project/zhmcclient
package
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-p57h-3cmc-xpjq
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-53865
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-p57h-3cmc-xpjq
- NVD CVE-2024-53865
- OSV PYSEC-2026-2073
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