CVE-2026-113496

A flaw was found in cockpit-machines. When saving Virtual Network Computing (VNC) console settings, the configured password is passed directly as a command-line argument to an underlying system utility. A local unprivileged attacker on a host that allows cross-user process inspection could read the exposed password from the process list while another user modifies settings. This credential disclosure can allow unauthorized access to the guest virtual machine's graphical console.

CVSS v3 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.3 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-113496
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2556058

Configurations

No configuration.

History

20 Oct 2026, 12:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-20 12:17

Updated : 2026-10-30 08:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-113496

Mitre link : CVE-2026-113496

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-113496

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-214

Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information

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