Information disclosure in YugabyteDB Anywhere
Priority LOW 23CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
YugabyteDB Anywhere web server does not properly enforce authentication for the /metamaster/universe API endpoint. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this flaw to obtain server networking configuration details, including private and public IP addresses and DNS records.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00251 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YugabyteDB | YugabyteDB Anywhere | all versions; all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- YugabyteDB Anywhere VendorYugabyteDB Affected all versions; all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8866
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8c5j-hpjp-4fw7
More YugabyteDB vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-27623 YugabyteDB v2.21.1.0 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the "insert into" parameter. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-00545 Remote code execution in YugabyteDB CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-17471 The software is vulnerable when using LDAP-based authentication in YCQL with Microsoft’s Active Directory CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-00707 Arbitrary File Write in High Availability Backup Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-00544 Server-side request forgery in YugabyteDB Anywhere CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-05529 Prometheus Metrics Accessible Pre-Authentication CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-8866 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-8866 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8c5j-hpjp-4fw7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-8866 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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