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CVE-2023-6518 Mia Technology Inc. CVE debrief

CVE-2023-6518 describes a plaintext password storage problem in MİA-MED/Mia-Med that can expose sensitive strings from the executable. The issue affects versions before 1.0.7 and is rated CVSS 7.5 (HIGH). From a defensive perspective, this is a confidentiality-impacting flaw that can expose embedded secrets to anyone who can obtain and inspect the binary.

Vendor
Mia Technology Inc.
Product
MİA-MED
CVSS
HIGH 7.5
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2024-02-08
Original CVE updated
2026-05-20
Advisory published
2024-02-08
Advisory updated
2026-05-20

Who should care

Security teams, application owners, and release managers responsible for Mia-Med deployments should care, especially if the product is distributed as a desktop or server executable. Anyone relying on the binary for authentication, configuration, or embedded secrets should treat the issue as a credential-exposure risk and verify they are on a fixed version.

Technical summary

The supplied records describe a plaintext storage of a password vulnerability in Mia-Med, with the password or related sensitive strings recoverable from the executable. NVD records the issue as affecting cpe:2.3:a:miateknoloji:mia-med:* with versionEndExcluding 1.0.7, and the CVSS v3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. A third-party advisory referenced by NVD assigns CWE-256.

Defensive priority

High priority: upgrade Mia-Med to 1.0.7 or later as soon as possible, and treat any exposed embedded password as a secret that may need rotation.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Upgrade Mia-Med to version 1.0.7 or later.
  • Inventory any deployments or distributed binaries that include the affected version range.
  • Assume any password or secret embedded in the executable may be exposed and rotate it if it was used operationally.
  • Review build and release practices to ensure secrets are never stored in plaintext inside binaries.
  • If the executable has already been distributed, validate whether downstream copies remain in use and coordinate remediation.

Evidence notes

The CVE description states that a plaintext storage of a password in MİA-MED allows reading sensitive strings within an executable, affecting versions before 1.0.7. NVD lists the CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N and references a USOM-linked advisory. The supplied corpus does not include a KEV listing.

Official resources

Publicly disclosed in the CVE and NVD records on 2024-02-08, with NVD later marking the record modified on 2026-05-20. The supplied corpus includes USOM-linked advisory references but no KEV entry.