Vulnerability · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by suse
CVE-2026-104618sdbootutil: world-readable debug log
Medium 6.2
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect permission assignment 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 2% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
On request the `sdbootutil` script creates a world-readable debug log in /var/log/sdbootutil.log. The log file is created world-readable, however, which means that arbitrary low-privileged users in the system will be able to extract secrets from it.
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 278458aeb7d8f995c0e3dc9d19d2dcba50795a42 |
Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N