Information disclosure in Baremetal Operator - CVE-2025-29781
Published: March 25, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106015
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-29781
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: metal3
Affected software:
Baremetal Operator
Baremetal Operator
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the Bare Metal Operator (BMO) can expose any secret from other namespaces via BMCEventSubscription CRD. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-29781
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/commit/19f8443b1fe182f76dd81b43122e8dd102f8b94c
- https://github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/pull/2321
- https://github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/pull/2322
- https://github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/security/advisories/GHSA-c98h-7hp9-v9hq
- https://github.com/metal3-io/metal3-docs/blob/main/design/baremetal-operator/bmc-events.md