Improper Cross-boundary Removal of Sensitive Data Affecting rhcos package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.58% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-RHCOS-18391728
  • published29 Jul 2026
  • disclosed3 Jul 2026

Introduced: 3 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-9079  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-212  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 rhcos.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rhcos package and not the rhcos package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

libcurl had a flaw that when instructed to clear proxy authentication credentials which made it not do so, leaving the old credentials around to get used for subsequent transfers that should not know nor use them.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1