CVE-2026-71845

Insights-client: insights-client: ccx_token bearer credential logged in clear text at startup via setdefault()

Published Aug 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2 cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.13::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.15::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.17::el9
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat insights-client
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:redhat:advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:insights-client:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Redhat insights-client
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes
Vendors & Products Redhat advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Sep 5, 2026, 5:08 PM
Reserved
Aug 7, 2026, 4:54 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 11, 2026, 8:18 PM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 3:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 11, 2026, 12:00 PM