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cve-program · CVE-2026-92747
PublishedA 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.
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cve-program · CVE-2026-92747
PublishedCockpit-machines: cockpit-machines: sensitive data exposure of guest credentials via json argument in process list
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.
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CVSS 3.1 · 5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N