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GHSA-rcw7-pqfp-735x

MediumCVSS 6.5 / 10
Published Sep 5, 2025·Last modified Sep 17, 2025
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Hello Kubernetes Community,

A security issue was discovered in secrets-store-sync-controller where an actor with access to the controller logs could observe service account tokens. These tokens could then potentially be exchanged with external cloud providers to access secrets stored in cloud vault solutions. Tokens are only logged when there is a specific error marshaling the parameters sent to the providers.

Am I vulnerable?

To check if tokens are being logged, examine the manager container log:

kubectl logs -l 'app.kubernetes.io/part-of=secrets-store-sync-controller' -c manager -f | grep --line-buffered "csi.storage.k8s.io/serviceAccount.tokens"

Affected Versions

  • secrets-store-sync-controller < v0.0.2

How do I mitigate this vulnerability?

Upgrade to secrets-store-sync-controller v0.0.2+

Fixed Versions

  • secrets-store-sync-controller >= v0.0.2

Detection

Examine cloud provider logs for unexpected token exchanges, as well as unexpected access to cloud vault secrets.

If you find evidence that this vulnerability has been exploited, please contact security@kubernetes.io

Acknowledgements

This vulnerability was reported by Reem Rotenberg and Kas Dekel from Microsoft.

Risk Scores
Base Score
6.5

The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability can affect other systems as well, not just the initial system. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information.

Threat Intelligence
6.0

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

EPSS
0.18%

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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