CVE-2024-9432 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability has been discovered in OpenText™ Vertica.
Attackers can retrieve plaintext API keys from Vertica agents, exposing sensitive credentials and requiring database administrators to apply security patches.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-9432?
CVE-2024-9432 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenText™ Vertica, published on 30 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9432?
How do I fix CVE-2024-9432?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9432 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-9432 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9432 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9574-3pr7-m343.