CVE-2026-44940

Medium CVSS 5.7

Published 2026-09-17 · last changed 2026-09-18

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2026-44940, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2026-44940

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