---
id: "CVE-2026-86715"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-86715"]
title: "Crypttech Vatos DLP: plaintext password storage exposes stored domain credentials"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.1
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["crypttech", "vatos-dlp", "vendor", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["product-not-installed", "version-1.1.243-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T14:17:10+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T14:30:54+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T14:32:41+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86715", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T14:30:54+00:00"}]
---

# Crypttech Vatos DLP: plaintext password storage exposes stored domain credentials

Vatos DLP, a data loss prevention product from Crypttech, stores a password in plaintext. An attacker who can read the stored data can obtain domain credentials and use them against the network.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check whether Vatos DLP is installed and its version; the affected range is `1.1.176` up to but not including `1.1.243`.
- Confirm the installed version from the product's own about or version screen, since the sources do not name a file or command.

## Fix

- Vatos DLP: move to `1.1.243` or later, per the affected range in NVD.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T14:30:54+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86715

## From the sources

Plaintext storage of a password vulnerability in Crypttech Crypto and Informatics Technologies Industry and Trade Inc. Vatos DLP allows Use of Known Domain Credentials.

This issue affects Vatos DLP: from 1.1.176 before 1.1.243.

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