Answer in brief
CVE-2024-23686 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in DependencyCheck Debug Mode Logging of NVD API Key. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps org.owasp:dependency-check-ant (generic), org.owasp:dependency-check-cli (generic), org.owasp:dependency-check-maven (generic), org.owasp:dependency-check-ant (maven) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps org.owasp:dependency-check-ant (generic), org.owasp:dependency-check-cli (generic), org.owasp:dependency-check-maven (generic), org.owasp:dependency-check-ant (maven) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| org.owasp:dependency-check-antgeneric | >=9.0.0 <=9.0.5 | Not reported |
| org.owasp:dependency-check-cligeneric | >=9.0.0 <=9.0.5 | Not reported |
| org.owasp:dependency-check-mavengeneric | >=9.0.0 <=9.0.6 | Not reported |
| org.owasp:dependency-check-antmaven | >=9.0.0 <9.0.6 | 9.0.6 |
| org.owasp:dependency-check-climaven | >=9.0.0 <9.0.6 | 9.0.6 |
| org.owasp:dependency-check-mavenmaven | >=9.0.0 <9.0.6 | 9.0.6 |
Published upstream
Jan 19, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 8, 2026
DependencyCheck for Maven 9.0.0 to 9.0.6, for CLI version 9.0.0 to 9.0.5, and for Ant versions 9.0.0 to 9.0.5, when used in debug mode, allows an attacker to recover the NVD API Key from a log file.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.