CVE-2026-23303

high

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: Don't log plaintext credentials in cifs_set_cifscreds When debug logging is enabled, cifs_set_cifscreds() logs the key payload and exposes the plaintext username and password. Remove the debug log to avoid exposing credentials.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff0ece8ed04180c52167c003362284b23cf54e8d

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b746a357abfb8fdb0a171d51ec5091e786d34be1

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e182701db612ddd794ccd5ed822e6cc1db2b972

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3990f352bb0adc8688d0949a9c13e3110570eb61

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f37dc436d4e61ff7ae0b0353cf91b8c10396e4d

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ef0fc3bf49db2b9df36d5f44508c9e384bfa2a1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-03-25

Updated: 2026-03-25

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00024