CVE-2025-66623

Description

A flaw was found in Strimzi. This vulnerability allows unauthorized GET access to all Kubernetes (K8s) Secrets that exist in the given Kubernetes (K8s) namespace via incorrect Kubernetes (K8s) Role creation.

Statement

This vulnerability is rated Important for Red Hat AMQ Streams. Affected Strimzi versions 0.47.0 through 0.49.0 create an incorrect Kubernetes Role, granting Apache Kafka Connect and Apache Kafka MirrorMaker 2 operands unauthorized GET access to all Kubernetes Secrets within the operator's namespace. This could lead to sensitive information disclosure.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score7.4N/AN/A
Attack VectorAdjacent NetworkN/AN/A
Attack ComplexityLowN/AN/A
Privileges RequiredNoneN/AN/A
User InteractionNoneN/AN/A
ScopeChangedN/AN/A
ConfidentialityHighN/AN/A
Integrity ImpactNoneN/AN/A
Availability ImpactNoneN/AN/A

Vector

Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Understanding the Weakness (CWE)

CWE-842

Access Control

Technical Impact: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity

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