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Medium 5.1Published Oct 15, 2026
CVE-2026-104617sdbootutil: qrencode invocation leaks PIN/recovery key in /proc/<pid>/cmdline
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There are two invocations of `qrencode` to display a QR code for scanning. These invocations leak the private data $pin / $key via /proc accessible for arbitrary low-privileged users in the system.
- CVSS
- 5.1 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-522
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- suse
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 suse:linux_enterprise_server_16.1 (from the name) | ? | CNA record |
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for NVIDIA 16.1 suse:linux_enterprise_server_for_nvidia_16.1 (from the name) | ? | CNA record |
SUSE openSUSE Leap 16.1 suse:opensuse_leap_16.1 (from the name) | ? | CNA record |
openSUSE Tumbleweed opensuse:tumbleweed (from the name) | from ? before 947e9dc09ce7c36b35a868e397e30245cc5544a1 | CNA record |
References
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-104617
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-104617.html
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