# CVE-2026-14868: Weak encryption mechanism for User directory

> Weak encryption in PcVue user directory allows local attackers to modify configurations and gain privileged access to the application.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:U/RE:M/U:Amber`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 7 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3wmf-whvw-c22m

## What is CVE-2026-14868?

CVE-2026-14868 is a high-severity vulnerability in arcinfo PcVue, published on 7 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The encryption algorithm used to protect the configuration of user accounts, stored in the built-in user directory of PcVue projects, all versions prior to 17.0.0, is not strong enough for the level of protection required. A local attacker could alter the existing configuration and ultimately gain privileged access to the PcVue application.

Weakness: CWE-326 (Inadequate Encryption Strength)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14868?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Arcinfo Pcvue.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-14868?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14868 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-14868 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14868 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in arcinfo PcVue

- [CVE-2020-26867](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26867/): ARC Informatique PcVue Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-26868](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26868/): ARC Informatique PcVue Access to Critical Private Variable via Public Method (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-26869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26869/): ARC Informatique PcVue Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2026-14867](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14867/): Insecure password storage in User directory (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2022-4312](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4312/): Information disclosure in PcVue (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14868 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14868 is a high-severity vulnerability in arcinfo PcVue, published on 7 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14868 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: arcinfo PcVue. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14868/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14868/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14868
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14868
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14868

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14868/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.