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TI-2025-41017 Aliases CVE-2025-66623GHSA-xrhh-hx36-485q

Information disclosure in backstage strimzi-kafka-operator

Priority LOW 32CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure, Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200 and CWE-863.

Summary

Strimzi provides a way to run an Apache Kafka cluster on Kubernetes or OpenShift in various deployment configurations. From 0.47.0 and prior to 0.49.1, in some situations, Strimzi creates an incorrect Kubernetes Role which grants the Apache Kafka Connect and Apache Kafka MirrorMaker 2 operands the GET access to all Kubernetes Secrets that exist in the given Kubernetes namespace. The issue is fixed in Strimzi 0.49.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00185 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed strimzi-kafka-operator (strimzi): 0.49.1io.strimzi:strimzi (Maven): 0.49.1

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
backstagestrimzi-kafka-operator0.47.0 to before 0.49.10.49.1Patch availableCNA
—io.strimzi:strimzi (Maven)0.47.0 to before 0.49.10.49.1Patch availableGHSA-xrhh-hx36-485q
  • strimzi-kafka-operator Vendorbackstage Affected 0.47.0 to before 0.49.1 Fixed in 0.49.1 Patch available CNA
  • io.strimzi:strimzi (Maven) Vendor— Affected 0.47.0 to before 0.49.1 Fixed in 0.49.1 Patch available GHSA-xrhh-hx36-485q

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:strimzi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.49.1Vulnerablebackstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:strimzi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.49.1 Vulnerable ·backstage

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA strimzi-kafka-operator (strimzi) Fixed in 0.49.1
  • Fix · GHSA-xrhh-hx36-485q io.strimzi:strimzi (Maven) Fixed in 0.49.1 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 2 products
  • streams for Apache Kafka 2
  • streams for Apache Kafka 3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-66623
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xrhh-hx36-485q

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2026-21583 Strimzi All CAs from CA chain will be trusted in Kafka Connect and Kafka MirrorMaker 2 target clusters CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9

Sources

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