Minecraft RCON Terminal: Plain Text Password Storage in Configuration
Priority LOW 29CWE-256Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-256.
Summary
Minecraft RCON Terminal is a VS Code extension that streamlines Minecraft server management. Versions 0.1.0 through 2.0.6 stores passwords using VS Code's configuration API which writes to settings.json in plaintext. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00352 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Minecraft-rcon (jaketcooper): 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jaketcooper | Minecraft-rcon | 0.1.0 to before 2.1.0 | 2.1.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Minecraft-rcon Vendorjaketcooper Affected 0.1.0 to before 2.1.0 Fixed in 2.1.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Minecraft-rcon (jaketcooper) Fixed in 2.1.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-61680
References
Sources
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