CVE catalog
CVE-2026-92768
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
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.17% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | cockpit-machines | sid | 359-1 | fixed |
| Debian | cockpit-machines | forky | 359-1 | fixed |
| Debian | cockpit-machines | trixie | 332-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | cockpit-machines | bookworm | 288-1 | vulnerable |
| Fedora | cockpit-machines | 43 | 0:357-1.fc43 | fixed |
| Fedora | cockpit-machines | 44 | 0:357-1.fc44 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | cockpit-machines | source | sid | 357-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | cockpit-machines | source | forky | 357-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | cockpit-machines | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | cockpit-machines | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Fedora | cockpit-machines | rpm | 43 | 0:357-1.fc43 | Not reported | FEDORA-2026-4923296720#CVE-2026-92768 | Not reported |
| Fedora | cockpit-machines | rpm | 44 | 0:357-1.fc44 | Not reported | FEDORA-2026-57E39FC2FA#CVE-2026-92768 | Not reported |
Notes
[trixie] cockpit-machines: Minor issue [bookworm] cockpit-machines: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [cockpit-machines]Affected
Details (4)
288-1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · cockpit-machines · debian · bookworm; nvd · cockpit-machines · debian · 12
288-1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · cockpit-machines · debian · bookworm; nvd · cockpit-machines · debian · 12
332-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · cockpit-machines · debian · bookworm; nvd · cockpit-machines · debian · 12
332-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · cockpit-machines · debian · bookworm; nvd · cockpit-machines · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [cockpit-machines]Affected
Details (4)
332-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · cockpit-machines · debian · 13
332-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · cockpit-machines · debian · 13
355-1~bpo13+1· all · trixie-backportsAffected
nvd · cockpit-machines · debian · 13
355-1~bpo13+1· all · trixie-backportsAffected
nvd · cockpit-machines · debian · 13
[Fedora 43]
- [cockpit-machines]Unknown
Source package: [cockpit-machines]
Details (4)
341-1.fc43· noarch · 43Unknown
Version impact unknown
nvd · cockpit-machines · fedora · 43
341-1.fc43· noarch · 43Unknown
Version impact unknown
nvd · cockpit-machines · fedora · 43
355-1.fc43· noarch · 43Unknown
Version impact unknown
nvd · cockpit-machines · fedora · 43
355-1.fc43· noarch · 43Unknown
Version impact unknown
nvd · cockpit-machines · fedora · 43
[Fedora 44]
- [cockpit-machines]Unknown
Source package: [cockpit-machines]
Details (4)
350-1.fc44· noarch · 44Unknown
Version impact unknown
nvd · cockpit-machines · fedora · 44
350-1.fc44· noarch · 44Unknown
Version impact unknown
nvd · cockpit-machines · fedora · 44
355-1.fc44· noarch · 44Unknown
Version impact unknown
nvd · cockpit-machines · fedora · 44
355-1.fc44· noarch · 44Unknown
Version impact unknown
nvd · cockpit-machines · fedora · 44
Observed:
References
- [https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-57e39fc2fa]
- [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2537074]
- [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2537075]
- [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2537076]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2026_86971.json]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92768]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-92768]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-92768]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-92768.json]
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