Incorrect authorization in Red Hat open-cluster-management
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
An issue was discovered in ManagedClusterView API, that could allow secrets to be disclosed to users without the correct permissions. Views created for an admin user would be made available for a short time to users with only view permission. In this short time window the user with view permission could read cluster secrets that should only be disclosed to admin users.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2020:4304 Released 2020-10-22 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes version 2.0.4 images
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.0 for RHEL 8 rhacm2/acm-operator-bundle
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.0 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4304 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-25655
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fvqj-2g9g-f9xv
References
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- TI-2022-10313 The golang.org/x/crypto/ssh package before 0.0.0-20220314234659-1baeb1ce4c0b for Go… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources
- CVE-2020-25655 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-25655 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fvqj-2g9g-f9xv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-25655 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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