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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.3

CVE-2026-71845 json

Insights-client: insights-client: ccx_token bearer credential logged in clear text at startup via setdefault()

published 2026-08-11 2 mo ago modified 2026-10-24 15 d ago also EUVD-2026-56898

cvss
6.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in insights-client. The setDefault() function logs the value of every environment variable it processes, including CCX_TOKEN, a bearer credential used in disconnected cluster deployments. When glog verbosity is set to level 2 or higher, the token is written in clear text to the pod log on every startup. An attacker with access to pod logs or centralized logging could obtain the credential, leading to unauthorized access to the CCX API.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11 1787688993
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 1787259125
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 1786882244
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 1787238585
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 1787184541
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 1787227689

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-71845 updated cvss 6.3

insights-client: insights-client: CCX_TOKEN bearer credential logged in clear text at startup via setDefault()

  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11 rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9 1787688993
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60387
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9 1787259125
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60390
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9 1786882244
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60388
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9 1787238585
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60389
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9 1787184541
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60391
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9 1787227689
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:60386
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11 rhacm2/thanos-rhel9 1787685239, rhacm2/console-rhel9 1787687062, rhacm2/prometheus-rhel9 1787261499, rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9 1787682482, rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9 1787688827, rhacm2/node-exporter-rhel9 1787263326, +34 more Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 rhacm2/thanos-rhel9 1787263906, rhacm2/acm-cli-rhel9 1787259085, rhacm2/console-rhel9 1787339249, rhacm2/prometheus-rhel9 1787263757, rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9 1787644958, rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9 1787682112, +37 more Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 rhacm2/thanos-rhel9 1787614805, rhacm2/acm-cli-rhel9 1786923505, rhacm2/console-rhel9 1787339248, rhacm2/prometheus-rhel9 1786976997, rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9 1787645355, rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9 1787682033, +37 more Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 rhacm2/thanos-rhel9 1787238739, rhacm2/acm-cli-rhel9 1787238522, rhacm2/console-rhel9 1787341780, rhacm2/prometheus-rhel9 1787238666, rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9 1787645007, rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9 1787681674, +39 more Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16 rhacm2/thanos-rhel9 1786909435, rhacm2/acm-cli-rhel9 1786908319, rhacm2/console-rhel9 1787339213, rhacm2/prometheus-rhel9 1786909036, rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9 1787645431, rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9 1787681686, +40 more Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17 rhacm2/thanos-rhel9 1787229716, rhacm2/acm-cli-rhel9 1787227626, rhacm2/console-rhel9 1787335105, rhacm2/prometheus-rhel9 1787230287, rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9 1787316467, rhacm2/acm-search-v2-rhel9 1787681651, +39 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.11
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.16
  • Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.17

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

Sources

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