Red HatCVE-2026-92768
Red Hat cockpit-machines. This vulnerability: information disclosure
Medium5.5CVE-2026-92768 · Published Sep 18, 2026 · updated Sep 22, 2026
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 versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Product | all versions | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Product | all versions | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-214
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