CVE-2026-16802

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in the variables feature in Devolutions PowerShell Universal 2026.2.2 and earlier allows a local actor with file system access to read secret values via secret variables stored in cleartext on disk when no vault is selected.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.0 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://devolutions.net/security/advisories/DEVO-2026-0025/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:devolutions:powershell_universal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

24 Oct 2026, 13:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Almacenamiento en texto claro de información sensible en la función de variables en Devolutions PowerShell Universal 2026.2.2 y versiones anteriores permite a un actor local con acceso al sistema de archivos leer valores secretos a través de variables secretas almacenadas en texto claro en el disco cuando no se selecciona ninguna bóveda.

Information

Published : 2026-07-24 15:17

Updated : 2026-10-24 13:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-16802

Mitre link : CVE-2026-16802

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-16802

JSON object : View

Products Affected

devolutions

powershell_universal

CWE

CWE-312

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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