Redpanda before 22.3.12 discloses cleartext AWS credentials.
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
Redpanda before 22.3.12 discloses cleartext AWS credentials. The import functionality in the rpk binary logs an AWS Access Key ID and Secret in cleartext to standard output, allowing a local user to view the key in the console, or in Kubernetes logs if stdout output is collected. The fixed versions are 22.3.12, 22.2.10, and 22.1.12.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00266 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redpanda:redpanda:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.1.0 to before 22.1.12; 22.2.0 to before 22.2.10; 22.3.0 to before 22.3.12 | Vulnerable | Redpanda |
- cpe:2.3:a:redpanda:redpanda:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1.0 to before 22.1.12; 22.2.0 to before 22.2.10; 22.3.0 to before 22.3.12 Vulnerable ·Redpanda
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-24619
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vjcp-9w44-9j8q
References
More Redpanda vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-27863 Redpanda before 23.1.21 and 23.2.x before 23.2.18 has missing authorization checks in the Transactions API. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-14291 rpk in Redpanda before 23.1.2 mishandles the redpanda.rpc_server_tls field, leading to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-24619 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-24619 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vjcp-9w44-9j8q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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