CVE-2026-104618 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

On request the `sdbootutil` script creates a world-readable debug log in /var/log/sdbootutil.log. The log file is created world-readable, however, which means that arbitrary low-privileged users in the system will be able to extract secrets from it.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00114.

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-104618
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-104618.html

History

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		On request the `sdbootutil` script creates a world-readable debug log in /var/log/sdbootutil.log. The log file is created world-readable, however, which means that arbitrary low-privileged users in the system will be able to extract secrets from it.
Title		sdbootutil: world-readable debug log
Weaknesses		CWE-732
References		https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-104618 https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-104618.html
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}` cvssV4_0 `{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published: 2026-10-15T08:41:31.842Z

Updated: 2026-10-15T08:41:31.842Z

Reserved: 2026-10-02T04:18:56.078Z

Link: CVE-2026-104618

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-15T09:17:16.263

Modified: 2026-10-15T09:17:16.263

Link: CVE-2026-104618

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-732

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