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.
Edgelesssys Contrast before 1.12.2 Workload Secrets Information Disclosure
Problem type
Affected products
edgelesssys
< 1.12.2 - AFFECTED
1.12.2 - UNAFFECTED
References
https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/security/advisories/GHSA-vxg3-w9rv-rhr2
https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/commit/5a5512c4af63c17bb66331e7bd2768a863b2f225
https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/commit/cf58026b30c43fe7df91eac5322da02e1725d554
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/edgelesssys-contrast-before-1.12.2-workload-secrets-information-disclosure
GitHub Security Advisories
GHSA-8rwq-r56x-hx8f
Edgelesssys Contrast is a confidential-computing runtime for Kubernetes. In versions 1.9.0 before...
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8rwq-r56x-hx8fEdgelesssys 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.
https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/security/advisories/GHSA-vxg3-w9rv-rhr2
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71423
https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/commit/5a5512c4af63c17bb66331e7bd2768a863b2f225
https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/commit/cf58026b30c43fe7df91eac5322da02e1725d554
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/edgelesssys-contrast-before-1.12.2-workload-secrets-information-disclosure
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8rwq-r56x-hx8f
JSON source
https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2025-71423Click to expand
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