CVE-2026-104618 sdbootutil: world-readable debug log
Low-privileged users can read world-readable debug logs to extract secrets when the sdbootutil script is invoked with debug enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-104618?
CVE-2026-104618 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1, published on 15 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
On request the `sdbootutil` script creates a world-readable debug log in /var/log/sdbootutil.log. The log file is created world-readable, however, which means that arbitrary low-privileged users in the system will be able to extract secrets from it.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-104618?
How do I fix CVE-2026-104618?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-104618 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-104618 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-104618 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hf58-32gx-759q.