CVE•Published 2026-09-18•Modified 2026-10-21•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-92768

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CVSS v3.1

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 96% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-214Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information

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.

Timeline

Published 2026-09-18

Modified 2026-10-21

External references

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