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CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Base Incomplete

The product writes sensitive information to a log file.

How to prevent it (4 mitigations)
  1. Architecture and Design, Implementation

    Consider seriously the sensitivity of the information written into log files. Do not write secrets into the log files.

  2. Distribution

    Remove debug log files before deploying the application into production.

  3. Operation

    Protect log files against unauthorized read/write.

  4. Implementation

    Adjust configurations appropriately when software is transitioned from a debug state to production.

Source: MITRE CWE-532

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  • Low 3.2
    CVE-2026-25211 Public exploit

    Llama Stack exposes secret in initialization log

    Llama Stack (aka llama-stack) before 0.4.0rc3 does not censor the pgvector password in the initialization log.

  • Low 2.3
    CVE-2020-11932 Public exploit

    Subiquity server installer logged LUKS full disk encryption password

    It was discovered that the Subiquity installer for Ubuntu Server logged the LUKS full disk encryption password if one was entered.