CVE-2026-19864

org.eclipse.jetty/jetty-security: Eclipse Jetty: Plaintext password disclosure via session persistence

Published Oct 15, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Eclipse Jetty's `SessionAuthentication` retains authentication credentials in a serializable object. When the credentials contain a plaintext password and the authenticated session is persisted to a session data store, the password may consequently be written to persistent storage in plaintext.



An attacker with sufficient privileges to read the persisted session data may obtain the plaintext passwords of authenticated users.

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Title org.eclipse.jetty/jetty-security: Eclipse Jetty: Plaintext password disclosure via session persistence
Weaknesses CWE-256
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Eclipse Jetty's `SessionAuthentication` retains authentication credentials in a serializable object. When the credentials contain a plaintext password and the authenticated session is persisted to a session data store, the password may consequently be written to persistent storage in plaintext. An attacker with sufficient privileges to read the persisted session data may obtain the plaintext passwords of authenticated users.
Weaknesses CWE-312
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
eclipse
Published
Updated
Oct 15, 2026, 1:29 PM
Reserved
Aug 14, 2026, 10:15 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 15, 2026, 10:17 AM
Modified
Oct 15, 2026, 2:41 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 15, 2026, 9:41 AM