CVE-2026-6553
TYPO3 CMS Stores Cleartext Password in User Settings Module
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 21, 2026 at 10:04 AM UTC
Updated: October 25, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTYPO3
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Changing backend users' passwords via the user settings module results in storing the cleartext password in the uc and user_settings fields of the be_users database table. This issue affects TYPO3 CMS version 14.2.0.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
Patch
Source: f4fb688c-4412-4426-b4b8-421ecf27b14a
https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/9a6e913f70767f63b322ae3e2d2f4e302624c291Vendor Advisory
Source: f4fb688c-4412-4426-b4b8-421ecf27b14a
https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-005SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-312
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