Description
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.
Published: 2026-08-11
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Ensure glog verbosity on the insights-client Deployment is set below level 2 (-v=0 or -v=1). If CCX_TOKEN must be configured for disconnected environments, restrict access to pod logs in the open-cluster-management namespace and to centralized logging backends.

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History

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Insights-client: insights-client: ccx_token bearer credential logged in clear text at startup via setdefault()
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat acm
Weaknesses CWE-532
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat acm
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-12T15:32:37.513Z

Reserved: 2026-08-07T16:54:37.704Z

Link: CVE-2026-71845

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T15:32:33.544Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-11T20:18:45.800

Modified: 2026-08-12T16:17:21.677

Link: CVE-2026-71845

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-11T12:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-71845 - Bugzilla

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