Cleartext storage of sensitive information in hunter2
Priority LOW 29CWE-312Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
An issue has been discovered in hunter2 affecting all versions before 2.1.0. Improper handling of auto-completion input allows an authenticated attacker to extract other users email addresses
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00524 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed hunter2 (The hunter2 Contributors): 2.1.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The hunter2 Contributors | hunter2 | before 2.1.0 | 2.1.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- hunter2 VendorThe hunter2 Contributors Affected before 2.1.0 Fixed in 2.1.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hunter2_project:hunter2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.1.0 | Vulnerable | Hunter2 Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:hunter2_project:hunter2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Hunter2 Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA hunter2 (The hunter2 Contributors) Fixed in 2.1.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3540
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-86r4-gcfx-wv72
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-3540 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3540 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-86r4-gcfx-wv72 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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