CWE-316 35 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-316: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory

Overview

CWE-316 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.

Security impact
Security impact: Depends on product and context; use CVE records, severity scores, and MITRE guidance to prioritize.

Description

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext in memory.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Not Language-Specific Undetermined

Related CVEs in this database

These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.

CVE Published Summary
CVE-2026-0857 2026-05-20 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory vulnerability in Mesalvo Meona Client Launcher Component, Mesalvo Meona Server Component. This issue affects Meona Client Launcher Component: thro…
CVE-2026-24319 2026-02-10 In SAP Business One, sensitive information is written to the application�s memory dump files without obfuscation. Gaining access to this information could potentially lead to unauthorized operations w…
CVE-2025-65832 2025-12-10 The mobile application insecurely handles information stored within memory. By performing a memory dump on the application after a user has logged out and terminated it, Wi-Fi credentials sent during …
CVE-2025-60794 2025-11-20 Session tokens and passwords in couch-auth 0.21.2 are stored in JavaScript objects and remain in memory without explicit clearing in src/user.ts lines 700-707. This creates a window of opportunity for…
CVE-2025-61713 2025-11-18 A Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory vulnerability [CWE-316] in Fortinet FortiPAM 1.6.0, FortiPAM 1.5 all versions, FortiPAM 1.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.3 all versions, FortiPAM 1.2…
CVE-2025-4618 2025-11-14 A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Browser allows a locally authenticated non-admin user to retrieve sensitive data from Prisma Browser. Browser self-prote…
CVE-2025-42888 2025-11-11 SAP GUI for Windows may allow a highly privileged user on the affected client PC to locally access sensitive information stored in process memory during runtime.This vulnerability has a high impact on…
CVE-2025-60791 2025-10-27 Easywork Enterprise 2.1.3.354 is vulnerable to Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory. The application leaves valid device-bound license keys in process memory after a failed activation …
CVE-2025-9970 2025-10-08 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory vulnerability in ABB MConfig.This issue affects MConfig: through 1.4.9.21.
CVE-2025-52579 2025-07-11 Emerson ValveLink Products store sensitive information in cleartext in memory. The sensitive memory might be saved to disk, stored in a core dump, or remain uncleared if the product crashes, or if t…
CVE-2025-50109 2025-07-11 Emerson ValveLink Products store sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.
CVE-2024-24915 2025-06-29 Credentials are not cleared from memory after being used. A user with Administrator permissions can execute memory dump for SmartConsole process and fetch them.
CVE-2025-48930 2025-05-28 The TeleMessage service through 2025-05-05 stores certain cleartext information in memory, even though memory content may be accessible to an adversary through various avenues.
CVE-2024-49800 2025-02-06 IBM ApplinX 11.1 stores sensitive information in cleartext in memory that could be obtained by an authenticated user.
CVE-2024-9203 2024-09-26 A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Enpass Password Manager up to 6.9.5 on Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to cleartext …
CVE-2024-35282 2024-09-10 A cleartext storage of sensitive information in memory vulnerability [CWE-316] affecting FortiClient VPN iOS 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.0 all versions ma…
CVE-2024-39732 2024-07-14 IBM Datacap Navigator 9.1.5, 9.1.6, 9.1.7, 9.1.8, and 9.1.9 temporarily stores data from different environments that could be obtained by a malicious user. IBM X-Force ID: 295791.
CVE-2024-36792 2024-06-07 An issue in the implementation of the WPS in Netgear WNR614 JNR1010V2/N300-V1.1.0.54_1.0.1 allows attackers to gain access to the router's pin.
CVE-2024-33901 2024-05-20 Issue in KeePassXC 2.7.7 allows an attacker (who has the privileges of the victim) to recover some passwords stored in the .kdbx database via a memory dump. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because memo…
CVE-2024-33900 2024-05-20 KeePassXC 2.7.7 allows an attacker (who has the privileges of the victim) to recover cleartext credentials via a memory dump. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because memory-management constraints make …

Previous names

  • Plaintext Storage in Memory (2013-07-17)

Content submission

Name
PLOVER
Date
2006-07-19
Version
Draft 3

Content modifications

Date Name Version Importance Comment
2008-07-01 Eric Dalci 1.0 updated Time_of_Introduction
2008-09-08 CWE Content Team 1.0 updated Description, Relationships, Other_Notes, Relationship_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings
2011-06-01 CWE Content Team 1.13 updated Common_Consequences
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated Relationships
2013-07-17 CWE Content Team 2.5 updated Applicable_Platforms, Description, Name, Other_Notes, Potential_Mitigations, Terminology_Notes
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team 2.8 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team 3.0 updated Modes_of_Introduction, Observed_Examples, Relationships
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Relationships
2021-10-28 CWE Content Team 4.6 updated Relationships
2023-01-31 CWE Content Team 4.10 updated Description
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Relationships
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
2024-02-29 CWE Content Team 4.14 updated Observed_Examples
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Relationships, Weakness_Ordinalities
2026-04-30 CWE Content Team 4.20 updated Observed_Examples
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