Service token exposure and potential privilege escalation in SUSE Observability (CVE-2026-44940) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-44940

Service token exposure and potential privilege escalation in SUSE Observability

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-44940 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Service token exposure and potential privilege escalation in SUSE Observability. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps SUSE/SUSE Observability (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 17, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026Source checked Sep 17, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 17, 2026Material review Sep 17, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps SUSE/SUSE Observability (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
SUSE/SUSE Observabilitygeneric	>=0 <2.13.6 \|\| >=2.14.0 <2.14.2	2.13.6, 2.14.2

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for SUSE/SUSE Observability.
Review the reported fix. Update SUSE/SUSE Observability to 2.13.6 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 17, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

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.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.