stonith-ng in pacemaker and cluster-glue passed passwords as commandline parameters…
Priority LOW 24CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
stonith-ng in pacemaker and cluster-glue passed passwords as commandline parameters, making it possible for local attackers to gain access to passwords of the HA stack and potentially influence its operations. This is fixed in cluster-glue 1.0.6 and newer, and pacemaker 1.1.3 and newer.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00233 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:clusterlabs:cluster_glue:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | ClusterLabs |
| cpe:2.3:a:clusterlabs:pacemaker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.1.3 | Vulnerable | ClusterLabs |
- cpe:2.3:a:clusterlabs:cluster_glue:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·ClusterLabs
- cpe:2.3:a:clusterlabs:pacemaker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·ClusterLabs
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2496
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4643-vgh5-4r2c
References
Sources
- CVE-2010-2496 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-2496 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4643-vgh5-4r2c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-2496 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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