Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-526

    CWE-526: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in an Environment Variable

    The product uses an environment variable to store unencrypted sensitive information.

    Published:19 Jul 2006
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

    CWE-214: Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information