---
id: CVE-2026-92768
title: A flaw was found in cockpit-machines
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in cockpit-machines. This vulnerability allows a local
  attacker to expose sensitive Virtual Machine (VM) credentials, including
  plaintext passwords, by inspecting process command-line arguments during VM
  creation or inst…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-214
vendor: Red Hat
product: cockpit-machines
affected:
  - cockpit-machines (all versions)
  - cockpit-machines (all versions)
published: '2026-09-18'
updated: '2026-09-18'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-18T23:16:33.717'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92768'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-92768'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2469258'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-92768.json
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92768'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92768'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
ingestedAt: '2026-09-18T18:47:53.267Z'
epss: 0.00104
epssPercentile: 0.01151
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in cockpit-machines. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to expose sensitive Virtual Machine (VM) credentials, including plaintext passwords, by inspecting process command-line arguments during VM creation or installation. The cockpit-machines component passes password values directly on the command line, making them visible to other local users on systems where process arguments are not restricted. Successful exploitation leads to information disclosure, potentially compromising VM access.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · updated 2026-09-18 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-92768.json)