CVE-2026-7038Public exploit

Local credential disclosure via plaintext process arguments

Published Apr 26, 2026 · Updated Apr 26, 2026

Credential exposure in tufantunc ssh-mcp 1.0 through 1.5.0 allows local users to read SSH passwords from process arguments. The parseArgv command-line handler accepts --password, --sudoPassword, and --suPassword values in plaintext and leaves them in the resident process command line. Any low-privileged user on the same Linux host can recover those SSH, sudo, and su credentials through ps or /proc/PID/cmdline.

CVSS severity3.3
Low
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Credential exposure in tufantunc ssh-mcp 1.0 through 1.5.0 allows local users to read SSH passwords from process arguments. The parseArgv command-line handler accepts --password, --sudoPassword, and --suPassword values in plaintext and leaves them in the resident process command line. Any low-privileged user on the same Linux host can recover those SSH, sudo, and su credentials through ps or /proc/PID/cmdline.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-7038
Published
Apr 26, 2026
Updated
Apr 26, 2026
Vendor
KinoThe-Kafkaesque
Product
SSH MCP Server
Classifications
CWE-522, T1057
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 26, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0
  2. Affected versionversion=1.1
  3. Affected versionversion=1.2
  4. Affected versionversion=1.3
  5. Affected versionversion=1.4
  6. Affected versionversion=1.5.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

KinoThe-Kafkaesque · SSH MCP Serverversion=1.0; version=1.1; version=1.2; version=1.3; version=1.4; version=1.5.0

Published CVSS scores

1.7VulDBAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
3.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
1.9VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
T1057Process Discovery

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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