CVE-2026-13380 VSee Clinic and API Exposes Cleartext SFTP Credentials in Unauthenticated HTTP Responses

Critical 9.0 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve cleartext SFTP credentials from HTTP responses if SFTP is configured, allowing unauthorized access to the SFTP server.

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-2026-13380?

CVE-2026-13380 is a critical vulnerability in VSee Clinic, published on 20 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

VSee Clinic 7.1.26 and VSee Clinic API 1.3.0 exposes cleartext SFTP credentials in the HTTP responses of three unauthenticated endpoints. The credentials are present in these responses only when SFTP connections have been configured within the application. No authentication is required to retrieve these credentials. An unauthenticated remote attacker who observes any of these HTTP responses on an instance where SFTP is configured can obtain the credentials and use them to access the associated SFTP server.

Weakness: CWE-312, CWE-201

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-13380?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Vsee Clinic, Vsee Clinic Api.

How do I fix CVE-2026-13380?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-13380 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-13380 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-13380 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j3c3-jqmq-4785.

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