A flaw was found in cockpit-machines. Red Hat Subscription Management (RHSM) authentication tokens are passed as command-line arguments to background helper processes during image retrieval operations. A local, unprivileged attacker on a system permitting cross-user process inspection can view these arguments while the process is active. This flaw can lead to information disclosure, potentially allowing unauthorized access to RHSM resources within the token's validity period.

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Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in cockpit-machines. Red Hat Subscription Management (RHSM) authentication tokens are passed as command-line arguments to background helper processes during image retrieval operations. A local, unprivileged attacker on a system permitting cross-user process inspection can view these arguments while the process is active. This flaw can lead to information disclosure, potentially allowing unauthorized access to RHSM resources within the token's validity period.
Title Cockpit-machines: rhsm access-token disclosure through image helper command-line arguments
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-214
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T13:41:28.948Z

Reserved: 2026-10-20T09:12:57.667Z

Link: CVE-2026-113495

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T13:41:25.983Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-20T12:17:29.630

Modified: 2026-10-20T15:03:59.857

Link: CVE-2026-113495

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-20T09:17:33Z

Links: CVE-2026-113495 - Bugzilla

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