CVE-2026-113495 Cockpit-machines: rhsm access-token disclosure through image helper command-line arguments
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-113495?
CVE-2026-113495 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published on 20 Oct 2026.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-214
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-113495?
How do I fix CVE-2026-113495?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-113495 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-113495 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-113495 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-113495, GHSA-rq8f-q9xv-wmhm, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-113495.