{"id":"CVE-2025-71423","aliases":["EUVD-2025-211009","GHSA-8rwq-r56x-hx8f","GHSA-vxg3-w9rv-rhr2","GO-2025-3920"],"status":"published","title":"Edgelesssys Contrast before 1.12.2 Workload Secrets Information Disclosure","description":"Edgelesssys Contrast is a confidential-computing runtime for Kubernetes. In versions 1.9.0 before 1.12.2, the initializer logs the full NewMeshCert response — which contains the workload secret — to standard output at INFO level. As a result, workload secrets are exposed to any Kubernetes user with get or list permission on pods/logs. Because workload secrets are used for encrypted storage and Vault integration, those must also be considered compromised. This is a regression of GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":8.5,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00206,"percentile":0.10671,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-532"],"published":"2025-08-28T16:46:40Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:36Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/edgelesssys/contrast","fixed_in":["1.12.2"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/edgelesssys/contrast","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"1.9.0"},{"last_affected":"1.12.1"},{"fixed":"1.12.2"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/edgelesssys/contrast","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"1.9.0"},{"fixed":"1.12.2"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/edgelesssys/contrast","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"1.9.0"},{"fixed":"1.12.2"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"edgelesssys","product":"contrast"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/security/advisories/GHSA-vxg3-w9rv-rhr2","tags":["vendor-advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/commit/5a5512c4af63c17bb66331e7bd2768a863b2f225","tags":["patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/commit/cf58026b30c43fe7df91eac5322da02e1725d554","tags":["patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/edgelesssys-contrast-before-1.12.2-workload-secrets-information-disclosure","tags":["third-party-advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71423","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8rwq-r56x-hx8f"},{"url":"https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/security/advisories/GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/pull/1739","tags":["web","fix"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vxg3-w9rv-rhr2"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/71xxx/CVE-2025-71423.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2025-71423","title":"Edgelesssys Contrast before 1.12.2 Workload Secrets Information Disclosure","description":"Edgelesssys Contrast is a confidential-computing runtime for Kubernetes. In versions 1.9.0 before 1.12.2, the initializer logs the full NewMeshCert response — which contains the workload secret — to standard output at INFO level. As a result, workload secrets are exposed to any Kubernetes user with get or list permission on pods/logs. Because workload secrets are used for encrypted storage and Vault integration, those must also be considered compromised. This is a regression of GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8.","status":"published","published":"2026-09-27T01:28:25.878Z","modified":"2026-10-08T15:21:37.337Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.5,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-532"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:32:42.751171Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2025-211009","description":"Edgelesssys Contrast is a confidential-computing runtime for Kubernetes. In versions 1.9.0 before 1.12.2, the initializer logs the full NewMeshCert response — which contains the workload secret — to standard output at INFO level. As a result, workload secrets are exposed to any Kubernetes user with get or list permission on pods/logs. Because workload secrets are used for encrypted storage and Vault integration, those must also be considered compromised. This is a regression of GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8.","status":"published","published":"2026-09-27T01:28:25Z","modified":"2026-10-08T15:21:37Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.5,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T17:27:32.18003Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-8rwq-r56x-hx8f","title":"Edgelesssys Contrast is a confidential-computing runtime for Kubernetes. In versions 1.9.0 before...","description":"Edgelesssys Contrast is a confidential-computing runtime for Kubernetes. In versions 1.9.0 before 1.12.2, the initializer logs the full NewMeshCert response — which contains the workload secret — to standard output at INFO level. As a result, workload secrets are exposed to any Kubernetes user with get or list permission on pods/logs. Because workload secrets are used for encrypted storage and Vault integration, those must also be considered compromised. This is a regression of GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8.","status":"published","published":"2026-09-27T03:31:03Z","modified":"2026-09-27T03:31:12Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.5,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"high"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-532"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:12:30.689958Z"},{"id":"GHSA-vxg3-w9rv-rhr2","title":"Contrast leaks workload secrets to logs on INFO level","description":"This is the same vulnerability as https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/security/advisories/GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8. The original vulnerability had been fixed for release `v1.8.1`, but the fix was not ported to the main branch and thus not present in releases `v1.9.0` ff.\n\nBelow is a brief repetition of the relevant sections from the first GHSA, where you can find the full details.\n\n### Impact\n\n* [Workload secrets](https://docs.edgeless.systems/contrast/1.11/architecture/secrets#workload-secrets) are visible to Kubernetes users with `get` or `list` permission on `pods/logs`, and thus need to be considered compromised.\n* Since workload secrets are used for [encrypted storage](https://docs.edgeless.systems/contrast/1.11/howto/encrypted-storage) and [Vault integration](https://docs.edgeless.systems/contrast/1.11/howto/vault), those need to be considered compromised, too.\n\n### Patches\n\nPatches:\n\n* https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/commit/5a5512c4af63c17bb66331e7bd2768a863b2f225\n* https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/commit/cf58026b30c43fe7df91eac5322da02e1725d554\n\nThe patches are released with `v1.12.2` and `v1.13.0` (not yet published). Since the secrets are compromised, Contrast needs to be initialized from scratch.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nExisting workload secrets are compromised. The Contrast cluster needs to be newly initialized, and logging needs to be turned off. \n\n### References\n\nFirst occurrence:\n* https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/security/advisories/GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8\n\nWe are defining a process for handling GHSAs that should prevent such regressions in the future:\n* https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/pull/1739","status":"published","published":"2025-08-28T16:46:40Z","modified":"2025-08-28T16:46:41Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-532"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:38:55.953734Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2025-71423","description":"Edgelesssys Contrast is a confidential-computing runtime for Kubernetes. In versions 1.9.0 before 1.12.2, the initializer logs the full NewMeshCert response — which contains the workload secret — to standard output at INFO level. As a result, workload secrets are exposed to any Kubernetes user with get or list permission on pods/logs. Because workload secrets are used for encrypted storage and Vault integration, those must also be considered compromised. This is a regression of GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8.","status":"published","published":"2026-09-27T02:17:15.993Z","modified":"2026-10-14T13:10:00.187Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.5,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-532"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:03.20248Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2025-71423","title":"Edgelesssys Contrast before 1.12.2 Workload Secrets Information Disclosure","description":"Edgelesssys Contrast is a confidential-computing runtime for Kubernetes. In versions 1.9.0 before 1.12.2, the initializer logs the full NewMeshCert response — which contains the workload secret — to standard output at INFO level. As a result, workload secrets are exposed to any Kubernetes user with get or list permission on pods/logs. Because workload secrets are used for encrypted storage and Vault integration, those must also be considered compromised. This is a regression of GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8.","status":"published","published":"2026-09-27T01:28:25.878Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:36.796389065Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.5,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-532"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:53.185592Z"},{"id":"GHSA-vxg3-w9rv-rhr2","title":"Contrast leaks workload secrets to logs on INFO level","description":"This is the same vulnerability as https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/security/advisories/GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8. The original vulnerability had been fixed for release `v1.8.1`, but the fix was not ported to the main branch and thus not present in releases `v1.9.0` ff.\n\nBelow is a brief repetition of the relevant sections from the first GHSA, where you can find the full details.\n\n### Impact\n\n* [Workload secrets](https://docs.edgeless.systems/contrast/1.11/architecture/secrets#workload-secrets) are visible to Kubernetes users with `get` or `list` permission on `pods/logs`, and thus need to be considered compromised.\n* Since workload secrets are used for [encrypted storage](https://docs.edgeless.systems/contrast/1.11/howto/encrypted-storage) and [Vault integration](https://docs.edgeless.systems/contrast/1.11/howto/vault), those need to be considered compromised, too.\n\n### Patches\n\nPatches:\n\n* https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/commit/5a5512c4af63c17bb66331e7bd2768a863b2f225\n* https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/commit/cf58026b30c43fe7df91eac5322da02e1725d554\n\nThe patches are released with `v1.12.2` and `v1.13.0` (not yet published). Since the secrets are compromised, Contrast needs to be initialized from scratch.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nExisting workload secrets are compromised. The Contrast cluster needs to be newly initialized, and logging needs to be turned off. \n\n### References\n\nFirst occurrence:\n* https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/security/advisories/GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8\n\nWe are defining a process for handling GHSAs that should prevent such regressions in the future:\n* https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/pull/1739","status":"published","published":"2025-08-28T16:46:40Z","modified":"2026-09-27T11:55:47.535209031Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-532"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:58.04805Z"},{"id":"GO-2025-3920","title":"Contrast leaks workload secrets to logs on INFO level in github.com/edgelesssys/contrast","description":"Contrast leaks workload secrets to logs on INFO level in github.com/edgelesssys/contrast","status":"published","published":"2025-09-08T14:13:10Z","modified":"2026-09-27T11:55:47.535209031Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:47:01.728182Z"}]}}