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CVE-2026-44940 (GCVE-0-2026-44940)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-17 06:43
Modified
2026-09-29 16:07
CWE
  • CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Summary
The rancher-extension-stackstate extension in SUSE Observability exposes service tokens in plain configuration or insecure locations rather than managing them securely. An attacker with minimal access could obtain the token to gain unauthorized access or escalate privileges within the observability environment.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SUSE SUSE Observability Version: 0   < 2.13.6
Version: 2.14.0   < 2.14.2
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