Hotline Client 1.8.5 stores sensitive user information, including passwords, in plaintext…
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Hotline Client 1.8.5 stores sensitive user information, including passwords, in plaintext in the bookmarks file, which could allow local users with access to the bookmarks file to gain privileges by extracting the passwords.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00429 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hotline_communications:hotline_connect:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.5 | Vulnerable | Hotline Communications |
- cpe:2.3:a:hotline_communications:hotline_connect:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.5 Vulnerable ·Hotline Communications
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0343
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r4rm-fp8q-jq3x
References
Sources
- CVE-2002-0343 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0343 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r4rm-fp8q-jq3x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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