Hive: exposure of vcenter credentials via clusterprovision in hive / mce / acm
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-922.
Summary
A flaw was found in Hive, a component of Multicluster Engine (MCE) and Advanced Cluster Management (ACM). This vulnerability causes VCenter credentials to be exposed in the ClusterProvision object after provisioning a VSphere cluster. Users with read access to ClusterProvision objects can extract sensitive credentials even if they do not have direct access to Kubernetes Secrets. This issue can lead to unauthorized VCenter access, cluster management, and privilege escalation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | hive | 1.2.4105-7735bf3 – 1.1.16 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/openshift/hive (Go) | up to 1.1.16 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-c339-mwfc-fmr2 |
- hive Vendor— Affected 1.2.4105-7735bf3 – 1.1.16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/openshift/hive (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 1.1.16 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-c339-mwfc-fmr2
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-2241
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c339-mwfc-fmr2
- 2026-10-31 Affected versions changed · CNA
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Sources
- CVE-2025-2241 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-2241 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c339-mwfc-fmr2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-2241 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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