Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Oracle · Red Hat Enterprise Linux cockpit-machines: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Offenlegung von Informationen
Affects Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik OracleSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.0 Medium.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 12:18 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.0 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10cockpit-machines | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10cockpit-machines | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9cockpit-machines | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9cockpit-machines | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released security updates for cockpit-machines in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the updates as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:86970 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation actions are indicated beyond applying the official patches.
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities in the cockpit-machines component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 allow information disclosure. These include exposure of sensitive data via command-line arguments, guest credentials via JSON arguments in the process list, and Red Hat Subscription Manager offline tokens via process arguments. Red Hat has released security updates addressing these issues.
References
- wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-4118.json (opens in a new tab)
- wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-4118 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:86970 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:86971 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2469260 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2469258 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2476266 (opens in a new tab)
- linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-86971.html (opens in a new tab)
- linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-86970.html (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:98459 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:98562 (opens in a new tab)