# CVE-2026-0936: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Logfile

> An authenticated local attacker can read credentials from log files if logging is manually enabled in the B&R PVI client.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 29 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-24gc-rw47-8xrm

## What is CVE-2026-0936?

CVE-2026-0936 is a medium-severity vulnerability in B&R Industrial Automation GmbH Process Visualization Interface (PVI), published on 29 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in B&R PVI client versions prior to 6.5 may be abused by an authenticated local attacker to gather credential information which is processed by the PVI client application. The logging function of the PVI client application is disabled by default and must be explicitly enabled by the user.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0936?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-0936?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0936 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-0936 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0936 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-0936 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-0936 is a medium-severity vulnerability in B&R Industrial Automation GmbH Process Visualization Interface (PVI), published on 29 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0936 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: B&R Industrial Automation GmbH Process Visualization Interface (PVI). 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-2026-0936/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0936/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0936
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0936
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-0936

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0936/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.