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.
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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
No product.
CWE
CWE-522
Insufficiently Protected Credentials
