Description (CNA)
A flaw was found in cockpit-machines. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to expose sensitive Virtual Machine (VM) credentials, including plaintext passwords, by inspecting process command-line arguments during VM creation or installation. The cockpit-machines component passes password values directly on the command line, making them visible to other local users on systems where process arguments are not restricted. Successful exploitation leads to information disclosure, potentially compromising VM access.
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-2026-92768
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2469258
ADP enrichment
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