CVE-2026-44940 PUBLISHED

Service token exposure and potential privilege escalation in SUSE Observability

Assigner: suse
Reserved: 08.05.2026 Published: 17.09.2026 Updated: 17.09.2026

The rancher-extension-stackstate extension in SUSE Observability exposes service tokens in plain configuration or insecure locations rather than managing them securely. An attacker with minimal access could obtain the token to gain unauthorized access or escalate privileges within the observability environment.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.7

Product Status

Vendor SUSE
Product SUSE Observability
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.13.6 (excl.)
  • affected from 2.14.0 to 2.14.2 (excl.)

Workarounds

Revoke the existing service token inside SUSE Observability. Generate a new service token assigned to the stackstate-guest role (which enforces read-only access) rather than the default stackstate-k8s-troubleshooter role.

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information CWE
  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor CWE