Weak encryption mechanism for User directory
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-326.
Summary
The encryption algorithm used to protect the configuration of user accounts, stored in the built-in user directory of PcVue projects, all versions prior to 17.0.0, is not strong enough for the level of protection required. A local attacker could alter the existing configuration and ultimately gain privileged access to the PcVue application.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA PcVue (arcinfo) Fixed in 17.0.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
arcinfo PcVue 17.0.0
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-12535 Insecure password storage in User directoryPriority LOW 29
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14868
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3wmf-whvw-c22m
References
Advisory 1
More arcinfo Pcvue vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-03570 Integer overflow in an unspecified ActiveX control in SVUIGrd.ocx in ARC Informatique… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2011-03569 An unspecified ActiveX control in SVUIGrd.ocx in ARC Informatique PcVue 6.0 through 10.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2020-16302 ARC Informatique PcVue Deserialization of Untrusted Data CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2011-03571 An unspecified ActiveX control in SVUIGrd.ocx in ARC Informatique PcVue 6.0 through 10.0… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2020-16303 ARC Informatique PcVue Access to Critical Private Variable via Public Method CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-16304 ARC Informatique PcVue Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-14868 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14868 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3wmf-whvw-c22m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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