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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-6553

Changing backend users' passwords via the user settings module results in storing the cleartext password in the uc and user_settings fields of the be_users database table.

Published Apr 21, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Changing backend users' passwords

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-6553. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Changing backend users' passwords is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Changing backend users' passwords).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.27%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe typo3/typo3

Changing backend users' passwords via the user settings module results in storing the cleartext password in the uc and user_settings fields of the be_users database table. This issue affects TYPO3 CMS version 14.2.0.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe typo3/typo314.2.0

How to fix CVE-2026-6553

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-6553. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Changing backend users' passwords is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 14.2.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. EPSS 0.27%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Changing backend users' passwords via the user settings module results in storing the cleartext password in the uc and user_settings fields of the be_users database table. This issue affects TYPO3 CMS version 14.2.0.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Changing backend users' passwords via the user settings module results in storing the cleartext password in the uc and user_settings fields of the be_users database table. This issue affects TYPO3 CMS version 14.2.0.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6553

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-6553

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6553

    Changing backend users' passwords via the user settings module results in storing the cleartext password in the uc and user_settings fields of the be_users database table. This issue affects TYPO3 CMS version 14.2.0.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.