Description (CNA)
A flaw was found in `cockpit-machines`. This vulnerability allows a local attacker with the ability to inspect running processes to expose sensitive guest virtual machine (VM) credentials, such as `rootPassword` and `userPassword`. This occurs when the `install_machine.py` script passes these credentials as a JSON command-line argument during VM creation or installation. The exposure is limited to the period when the installation workflow is active and depends on host process-visibility policies.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | unaffected 0:348.1-1.el10_2 before * |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | unaffected 0:348.1-1.el9_8 before * |
CWE
CWE-214
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:86970
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:86971
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-92747
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2469260
ADP enrichment
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