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GHSA-j6f6-jp3p-53mw

MediumCVSS 4.9 / 10
Published Apr 3, 2026·Last modified May 5, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Summary

It is possible that a compromised workload machine under a Juju controller can read any log file for any entity in any model at any level.

There is a debug log endpoint in the API server that allows streaming of logs off of the controller. To access this endpoint you must be authentication and either be a machine agent, controller agent, controller admin or have model read permission.

The problematic is the machine agent story. The rest of the other checks have a high enough degree of safety that an attacker can not move side ways in the controller when obtaining log files.

Details

A compromised workload machine is capable of obtaining logs for both the controller and any model under the controller at any log level they wish. A bad actor can use this information as signal for further attacks or possible gain secret information leaked out in debug and trace logs. On top of this they would also be able to receive the logs from the charm itself for which we have no control over.

  • here is where the authorizer is defined for the endpoint.
  • here is where the authorizer is checked.
  • here and onwards is the amount of information the attacker can gain access to.

PoC

If an attacker compromises a workload machine, they will have access to the agent.conf file containing the credentials. This can then be used to obtain debug logs for any part of the controller.

Risk Scores
Base Score
4.9

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs high-level or administrative privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information.

Threat Intelligence
4.5

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.36%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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