CVE-2026-68563 Information disclosure in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
A local non-root user can read sensitive PostgreSQL data due to insecure permissions on backup archives created by the Leapp collection.
- 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
What is CVE-2026-68563?
CVE-2026-68563 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published on 30 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in ansible-collection-redhat-leapp. When a remediation task is executed with elevated privileges and the `leapp_old_postgresql_data` option is selected, a PostgreSQL data backup archive is created with insecure permissions. This allows a local non-root user on the managed node to read sensitive archived PostgreSQL data, leading to information disclosure.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-68563?
How do I fix CVE-2026-68563?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-68563 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-68563 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5qhg-ffgw-hh79.