CVE-2026-40161 (GCVE-0-2026-40161)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-21 16:26 – Updated: 2026-05-21 21:20- CWE-201 - Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/security/adv… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/issues/9608 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/issues/9609 | x_refsource_MISC |
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