7.5

CVE-2026-6553: TYPO3 CMS Stores Cleartext Password in User Settings Module

Analyzed
Published 21-04-2026Last modified 21-04-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-6553 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in typo3. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.17%
0%100%
Low · -0.10 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 21-04-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Changing backend users' passwords via the user settings module results in storing the cleartext password in the uc and user_settings fields of the be_users database table. This issue affects TYPO3 CMS version 14.2.0.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

6%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.10 pp

From 0.27% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Typo32 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

2 links