Information Exposure Affecting cockpit-machines package, versions <357-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN14-COCKPITMACHINES-19923444
  • published19 Sept 2026
  • disclosed18 Sept 2026

Introduced: 18 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-92768  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-214  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:14 cockpit-machines to version 357-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cockpit-machines package and not the cockpit-machines package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:14 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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