# CVE-2026-71845: Insights-client: insights-client: ccx\_token bearer credential logged in clear text at startup via setdefault()

- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-11 · Updated: 2026-09-05

## Affected

- rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rhacm2/insights-client-rhel9, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60386
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60387
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60388
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60389
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60390
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60391
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71845
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2512568

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