CVE-2026-44940 - Service token exposure and potential privilege escalation in SUSE Observability

CVE-2026-44940 - Service token exposure and potential privilege escalation in SUSE Observability

https://cvefeed.io/rssfeed/latest.atom / Thu, 09/17/2026 - 10:32
CVE ID :CVE-2026-44940
Published : Sept. 17, 2026, 6:43 a.m. | 25 minutes ago
Description :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.
Severity: 5.7 | MEDIUM
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