In Hazelcast through 5.0.4, 5.1 through 5.1.6, and 5.2 through 5.2.3, configuration…
Priority LOW 21CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
In Hazelcast through 5.0.4, 5.1 through 5.1.6, and 5.2 through 5.2.3, configuration routines don't mask passwords in the member configuration properly. This allows Hazelcast Management Center users to view some of the secrets.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00719 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial com.hazelcast:hazelcast (Maven): 5.0.5, 5.1.6, 5.2.4 +1Red Hat: 2 without a fix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.hazelcast:hazelcast (Maven) | 4.0-BETA-1 – 4.2.8 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-5gj6-62g7-vmgf |
| — | com.hazelcast:hazelcast (Maven) | 5.0-BETA-1 to before 5.0.5 | 5.0.5 | Patch available | GHSA-5gj6-62g7-vmgf |
| — | com.hazelcast:hazelcast (Maven) | 5.1-BETA-1 to before 5.1.6 | 5.1.6 | Patch available | GHSA-5gj6-62g7-vmgf |
| — | com.hazelcast:hazelcast (Maven) | 5.2-BETA-1 to before 5.2.4 | 5.2.4 | Patch available | GHSA-5gj6-62g7-vmgf |
| — | com.hazelcast:hazelcast (Maven) | 5.3.0-BETA-1 to before 5.3.0 | 5.3.0 | Patch available | GHSA-5gj6-62g7-vmgf |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.hazelcast:hazelcast (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.0-BETA-1 – 4.2.8 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-5gj6-62g7-vmgf
- com.hazelcast:hazelcast (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.0-BETA-1 to before 5.0.5 Fixed in 5.0.5 Patch available GHSA-5gj6-62g7-vmgf
- com.hazelcast:hazelcast (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.1-BETA-1 to before 5.1.6 Fixed in 5.1.6 Patch available GHSA-5gj6-62g7-vmgf
- com.hazelcast:hazelcast (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.2-BETA-1 to before 5.2.4 Fixed in 5.2.4 Patch available GHSA-5gj6-62g7-vmgf
- com.hazelcast:hazelcast (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.3.0-BETA-1 to before 5.3.0 Fixed in 5.3.0 Patch available GHSA-5gj6-62g7-vmgf
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-5gj6-62g7-vmgf com.hazelcast:hazelcast (Maven) Fixed in 5.0.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5gj6-62g7-vmgf com.hazelcast:hazelcast (Maven) Fixed in 5.1.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5gj6-62g7-vmgf com.hazelcast:hazelcast (Maven) Fixed in 5.2.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5gj6-62g7-vmgf com.hazelcast:hazelcast (Maven) Fixed in 5.3.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-33264
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5gj6-62g7-vmgf
References
More Hazelcast vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-16762 The Connection handler in Hazelcast and Hazelcast Jet allows a remote unauthenticated… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-00199 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in hazelcast/hazelcast CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-16001 The LDAP authentication method in LdapLoginModule in Hazelcast IMDG Enterprise 4.x before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-08788 In Hazelcast before 3.11, the cluster join procedure is vulnerable to remote code… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2023-16430 In Hazelcast through 5.0.4, 5.1 through 5.1.6, and 5.2 through 5.2.3, executor services… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-24616 In Hazelcast through 4.1.10, 4.2 through 4.2.8, 5.0 through 5.0.5, 5.1 through 5.1.7, 5.2… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
Sources
- CVE-2023-33264 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-33264 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5gj6-62g7-vmgf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-33264 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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