# CVE-2021-26908: Automox Agent Sensitive Log Information Disclosure

> A locally-authenticated attacker can read sensitive information from Automox Agent log files to compromise organizational security.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Apr 2021
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8h93-8v8g-jqm4

## What is CVE-2021-26908?

CVE-2021-26908 is a low-severity vulnerability in Automox Agent, published on 23 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Automox Agent prior to version 31 logs potentially sensitive information in local log files, which could be used by a locally-authenticated attacker to subvert an organization's security program. The issue has since been fixed in version 31 of the Automox Agent.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-26908?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Automox Automox.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-26908?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-26908 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-26908 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26908 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Automox Agent

- [CVE-2022-36122](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36122/): Misconfiguration in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-43325](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43325/): Misconfiguration in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-43326](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43326/): Misconfiguration in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-27904](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27904/): Race condition in n/a (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2022-24308](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24308/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-26908 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-26908 is a low-severity vulnerability in Automox Agent, published on 23 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26908 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Automox Agent. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26908/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26908/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-26908
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26908
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-26908

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26908/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.