Medium severity · published Oct 15, 2026
CVE-2026-104617
sdbootutil: qrencode invocation leaks PIN/recovery key in /proc/<pid>/cmdline
5.1
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
There are two invocations of `qrencode` to display a QR code for scanning. These invocations leak the private data $pin / $key via /proc accessible for arbitrary low-privileged users in the system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SL
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 · SUSE
? · source: vendor
SL
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for NVIDIA 16.1 · SUSE
? · source: vendor
TU
Tumbleweed · openSUSE
? before 947e9dc09ce7c36b35a868e397e30245cc5544a1 · source: vendor
OL
openSUSE Leap 16.1 · SUSE
? · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104617
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-104617
bugzilla.suse.com
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-104617
www.suse.com
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-104617.html
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