Vulnerability · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by suse
CVE-2026-104617sdbootutil: qrencode invocation leaks PIN/recovery key in /proc/<pid>/cmdline
Medium 5.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Tumbleweed from openSUSE. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 99.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 | ? |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for NVIDIA 16.1 | ? |
| SUSE | openSUSE Leap 16.1 | ? |
| openSUSE | Tumbleweed | ? – before 947e9dc09ce7c36b35a868e397e30245cc5544a1 |
Weakness: CWE-522 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N