CVE-2024-9432 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability in OpenText™ Vertica allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. The vulnerability could read Vertica agent plaintext apikey.This issue affects Vertica versions: 23.X, 24.X, 25.X.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

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References

Link	Providers
https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000044937?language=en_US

History

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability in OpenText™ Vertica allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data. The vulnerability could read Vertica agent plaintext apikey.This issue affects Vertica versions: 23.X, 24.X, 25.X.
Title		Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability has been discovered in OpenText™ Vertica.
Weaknesses		CWE-312
References		https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000044937?language=en_US
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:H/AU:Y/R:U/RE:L/U:Green'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: OpenText

Published: 2026-01-30T18:31:31.448Z

Updated: 2026-01-30T19:29:53.064Z

Reserved: 2024-10-02T15:18:41.223Z

Link: CVE-2024-9432

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-30T19:16:08.197

Modified: 2026-01-30T19:16:08.197

Link: CVE-2024-9432

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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