CVE-2025-54876 Jans CLI stores plaintext passwords in the local cli_cmd.log file
Attackers with local access can read plaintext passwords from the CLI log file in the Janssen identity management platform.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-54876?
CVE-2025-54876 is a medium-severity vulnerability in JanssenProject jans, published on 5 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Janssen Project is an open-source identity and access management (IAM) platform. In versions 1.9.0 and below, Janssen stores passwords in plaintext in the local cli_cmd.log file. This is fixed in the nightly prerelease.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54876?
How do I fix CVE-2025-54876?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54876 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-54876 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54876 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2f4x-m695-jvp3.