Vulnerability in Iot-Ecology Rust-Iot-Platform
CVE-2026-82453
rust-iot-platform through commit 5df942ab stores user passwords in cleartext without hashing in the user model. Attackers can read API responses from user retrieval and listing routes to obtain plaintext credentials for all accounts.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/iot-ecology/rust-iot-platform/blob/5df942ab6bc46a3bf83dbee8c7970554f… (technical-description)
- github.com/iot-ecology/rust-iot-platform (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rust-iot-platform-cleartext-password-storage-via-u… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-82453?
- CVE-2026-82453 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iot-Ecology Rust-Iot-Platform, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-29.
- How severe is CVE-2026-82453?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.