CVE-2026-92747
Fixed in a distro release EPSS <1%CVSS 5.0
A flaw was found in `cockpit-machines`. This vulnerability allows a local attacker with the ability to inspect running processes to expose sensitive guest virtual machine (VM) credentials, such as `rootPassword` and `userPassword`. This occurs when the `install_machine.py` script passes these credentials as a JSON command-line argument during VM creation or installation. The exposure is limited to the period when the installation workflow is active and depends on host process-visibility policies.
Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 10 | cockpit-machines | 348.1-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux 9 | cockpit-machines | 348.1-1.el9_8 |
| Debian 12 | cockpit-machines | no fix |
| Debian 13 | cockpit-machines | no fix |
| Debian 14 | cockpit-machines | 357-1 |
| Rocky Linux 10 | cockpit-machines | 0:348.1-1.el10_2 |
| Rocky Linux 9 | cockpit-machines | 0:348.1-1.el9_8 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | cockpit-machines | no fix |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | cockpit-machines | no fix |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | cockpit-machines | no fix |
| Ubuntu 26.10 | cockpit-machines | no fix |