CVE-2026-92768Cockpit-machines: cockpit-machines: sensitive data exposure via command-line arguments
- 5.5MediumCVSS base score
- 0.17%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 94% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
Description
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Show the exploits1
References tagged exploit1 reference
- RHBZ#2469258 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHATexploit
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 2 days later
· 2 days later
Published
- 54 days later
· 54 days later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhatCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Awaiting Analysis | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.17% · top 94% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Affected products
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- unaffected 0:348.1-1.el10_2 – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- unaffected 0:355.1-1.el10_3 – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- unaffected 0:348.1-1.el9_8 – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- unaffected 0:355.1-1.el9_9 – < *
What to do
Workaround: Restrict visibility of process command-line arguments to other local users by mounting /proc with the hidepid=2 option, for example by remounting /proc with 'mount -o remount,hidepid=2 /proc' or configuring 'proc /proc proc defaults,hidepid=2 0 0' in /etc/fstab. This prevents unprivileged local users from reading other users' process arguments. Additionally, on shared hosts where other local users can inspect process arguments, avoid supplying root or user passwords through the Cockpit Machines VM create and install flows, and prefer provisioning methods that do not pass passwords on the command line. Updated cockpit-machines packages that stop passing password material on the command line are being delivered for affected streams; installing the updated package once it is available for your stream resolves this issue.
References
References6
- RHSA-2026:86970 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:86971 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:98459 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:98562 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-92768 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2469258 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHATexploit
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2026-83262 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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