CVE-2026-71260

ESPHome through 2026.7.0-dev discloses plaintext passwords via its web_server component. In WebServer::text_json_ (esphome/components/web_server/web_server.cpp), a text entity configured with mode: password (TEXT_MODE_PASSWORD) has its JSON "state" field correctly masked as "********", but the same serialization path unconditionally writes the raw password into the JSON "value" field via set_json_icon_state_value/set_json_value.
Configurations

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-05 13:24

Updated : 2026-08-26 17:13


NVD link : CVE-2026-71260

Mitre link : CVE-2026-71260

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-71260


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Products Affected

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CWE
CWE-522

Insufficiently Protected Credentials