CVE-2026-8715Exfiltración de credenciales en Vault Secrets Operator
Vault Secrets Operator 1.3.0 up to 1.4.1 is vulnerable to an arbitrary file read and credential exfiltration issue in the AppRole authentication configuration that may allow a tenant with limited Kubernetes RBAC permissions to read files from the operator pod's filesystem and transmit their contents to a tenant-controlled endpoint, potentially leading to privilege escalation within the cluster. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-8715) is fixed in Vault Secrets Operator 1.5.0.
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A critical vulnerability in Vault Secrets Operator (versions 1.3.0 to 1.4.1) allows attackers with limited Kubernetes RBAC permissions to read files and exfiltrate credentials from the operator's pod. This could lead to full privilege escalation within the cluster.
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Severidad
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:NCWE-552EPSS
Sin puntaje EPSS aún (CVE muy reciente).
Descripción técnica
Vault Secrets Operator 1.3.0 up to 1.4.1 is vulnerable to an arbitrary file read and credential exfiltration issue in the AppRole authentication configuration that may allow a tenant with limited Kubernetes RBAC permissions to read files from the operator pod's filesystem and transmit their contents to a tenant-controlled endpoint, potentially leading to privilege escalation within the cluster. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-8715) is fixed in Vault Secrets Operator 1.5.0.