Cyber Posture

CWE · MITRE source

CWE-549Missing Password Field Masking

Abstraction: Base · CVEs in our corpus: 15

The product does not mask passwords during entry, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture passwords.

Last updated: 09 May 2026 03:25 UTC

NIST 800-53 r5 controls that address this weakness (1)AI

Control Title Family Why it addresses this CWE
IA-6Authentication FeedbackIAObscuring feedback includes masking password input (e.g., asterisks), which addresses the weakness of missing password field masking.

Top CVEs of this weakness type, ranked by Risk Priority

CVE Risk CVSS EPSS Published
CVE-2022-225501.36.70.00042022-04-12
CVE-2023-17631.36.50.00052023-05-17
CVE-2025-429041.36.50.00032025-12-09
CVE-2023-20621.26.20.00072023-06-02
CVE-2025-317271.15.50.00122025-04-02
CVE-2025-317281.15.50.00092025-04-02
CVE-2022-209141.04.90.00152022-08-10
CVE-2022-13420.94.60.00062022-06-15
CVE-2023-491060.94.60.00082024-01-16
CVE-2025-45260.94.30.00112025-05-11
CVE-2025-641700.83.80.00012025-11-12
CVE-2025-301970.63.10.00092025-03-19
CVE-2024-101220.52.70.00072024-10-18
CVE-2025-01480.52.60.00122025-02-03
CVE-2025-131750.00.00.00052026-01-14