CVE-2025-13175VulnerabilityPublished 14 Jan 2026

CVE-2025-13175: YSoft SafeQ 6 · Missing Password Field Masking

Affects YSoft SafeQ 6Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium : upgrade to MU106 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

5.1Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in MU106

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: High
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low
Vulnerable system integrity: None
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: High: The attacker requires privileges that provide significant (e.g., administrative) control over the vulnerable system allowing full access to the vulnerable system’s settings and files.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 14 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade YSoft SafeQ 6 to MU106.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
YSoftSafeQ 6	Affected <MU106	Fixed in MU106

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-13175, European organizations should: 1) Upgrade YSoft SafeQ 6 to version MU106 or later as soon as the patch becomes available to ensure the password field is properly masked. 2) Restrict administrator UI access strictly to trusted personnel and implement strong authentication and session management controls to prevent unauthorized access. 3) Conduct regular audits of administrator activities and monitor for unusual access patterns to the SafeQ UI. 4) Where possible, avoid using password-protected scan workflow connectors or rotate passwords frequently to limit exposure duration. 5) Educate administrators about the risk of password exposure through browser tools and enforce policies against sharing or storing passwords insecurely. 6) Implement network segmentation and access controls to isolate scanning infrastructure from other critical systems, reducing the impact of credential exposure. 7) Review integration points of scanning workflows with other systems to ensure that compromised credentials cannot be leveraged for further attacks. 8) Maintain an incident response plan that includes steps for credential compromise scenarios related to scanning workflows.

Description

Y Soft SafeQ 6 renders the Workflow Connector password field in a way that allows an administrator with UI access to reveal the value using browser developer/inspection tools. The affected customers are only those with a password-protected scan workflow connector. This issue affects Y Soft SafeQ 6 in versions before MU106.

Impact

For European organizations, the exposure of workflow connector passwords in YSoft SafeQ 6 can lead to unauthorized access to scanning workflows, potentially allowing attackers or malicious insiders to intercept, alter, or redirect scanned documents. This could result in leakage of sensitive or confidential information, especially in sectors like government, finance, healthcare, and legal services where document scanning is frequent and sensitive. The impact on confidentiality is moderate since the vulnerability requires administrator UI access, limiting the attacker pool to insiders or compromised admin accounts. However, given that scanning workflows often integrate with document management systems or email, the risk of lateral movement or data exfiltration increases if credentials are exposed. The vulnerability does not affect system availability or integrity directly but could undermine trust in document handling processes. European organizations with strict data protection regulations such as GDPR must consider the risk of unauthorized data exposure and potential compliance violations. The lack of known exploits reduces immediate risk but does not eliminate the threat, especially in environments with weak internal controls or insufficient privilege management.

CWE-549Missing Password Field Masking (opens in a new tab)
Base weakness
The product does not mask passwords during entry, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture passwords.
Implementation · Requirements
Recommendations include requiring all password fields in your web application be masked to prevent other users from seeing this information.
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V2.8.5 (opens in a new tab)
V2.8.4 (opens in a new tab)
V9.2.3 (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 14 Jan 2026, 13:02 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-549

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