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CVE-2026-92747: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information

Affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.0 Medium.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 10:58 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.0Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10cockpit-machinesAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9cockpit-machinesAffected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Mitigation involves reducing exposure by avoiding VM creation or installation flows that supply rootPassword or userPassword when untrusted local users are active on the host. Using alternative provisioning methods where available is recommended. Additionally, restricting cross-user process inspection by hardening /proc visibility with the hidepid mount option can limit the ability of local users to read command-line arguments. These measures reduce risk but do not eliminate the underlying issue; they should be treated as temporary until a fixed cockpit-machines package is released.

Description

A vulnerability in the cockpit-machines component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 allows local attackers with process inspection capabilities to view sensitive guest VM credentials. These credentials are passed as JSON command-line arguments during VM creation or installation, making them visible in process listings while the installation workflow is active. The exposure depends on host process-visibility policies and is limited to the installation period.

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