CVE-2026-109971
Clevis: clevis: pkcs#11 token pin exposed on command line via pkcs11-tool
A flaw was found in the clevis PKCS#11 pin. The clevis-decrypt-pkcs11 script passes the PKCS#11 token PIN as a command-line argument to pkcs11-tool, making it visible to any local user through process listing or the /proc filesystem.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Clevis: clevis: pkcs#11 token pin exposed on command line via pkcs11-tool
A flaw was found in the clevis PKCS#11 pin. The clevis-decrypt-pkcs11 script passes the PKCS#11 token PIN as a command-line argument to pkcs11-tool, making it visible to any local user through process listing or the /proc filesystem.
- Record
CVE-2026-109971- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-214
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
EUVDEUVD-2026-100956
A flaw was found in the clevis PKCS#11 pin. The clevis-decrypt-pkcs11 script passes the PKCS#11 token PIN as a command-line argument to pkcs11-tool, making it visible to any local user through process listing or the /proc filesystem.
- Record
EUVD-2026-100956- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-05
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h4x5-qj8j-4qx3
A flaw was found in the clevis PKCS#11 pin. The clevis-decrypt-pkcs11 script passes the PKCS#11...
A flaw was found in the clevis PKCS#11 pin. The clevis-decrypt-pkcs11 script passes the PKCS#11 token PIN as a command-line argument to pkcs11-tool, making it visible to any local user through process listing or the /proc filesystem.
- Record
GHSA-h4x5-qj8j-4qx3- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-214
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A flaw was found in the clevis PKCS#11 pin. The clevis-decrypt-pkcs11 script passes the PKCS#11 token PIN as a command-line argument to pkcs11-tool, making it visible to any local user through process listing or the /proc filesystem.
- Record
CVE-2026-109971- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-214
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-109971
A flaw was found in the clevis PKCS#11 pin. The clevis-decrypt-pkcs11 script passes the PKCS#11 token PIN as a command-line argument to pkcs11-tool, making it visible to any local user through process listing or the /proc filesystem.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-109971- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-109971
A flaw was found in the clevis PKCS#11 pin. The clevis-decrypt-pkcs11 script passes the PKCS#11 token PIN as a command-line argument to pkcs11-tool, making it visible to any local user through process listing or the /proc filesystem.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-109971- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
clevisDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 19-219-319-419-519-6 Show 4 moreShow less20-122-123-124-1 |
None known |
clevisDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 20-122-123-124-1 |
None known |
clevisDebian:14 |
before 24-1, plus listed versions 20-122-123-1 |
24-1 |
clevisUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 8-18-1ubuntu0.18-1ubuntu0.2 |
None known |
clevisUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 11-212-1ubuntu112-1ubuntu212-1ubuntu2.112-1ubuntu2.212-1ubuntu2.3 |
None known |
clevisUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 16-218-118-1ubuntu118-1ubuntu1.1 |
None known |
clevisUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 19-319-619-6build119-6build220-120-1ubuntu0.24.04.1 |
None known |
clevisUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 20-1ubuntu223-123-1build1 |
None known |
clevisUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 20-120-1build120-1ubuntu120-1ubuntu2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | CVE List | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-109971 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published October 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. Fixed in clevis 24-1.