CVE-2023-0436Network attack vector

Secret disclosure via unredacted debug logging

Published Nov 7, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Sensitive-data exposure in MongoDB Atlas Kubernetes Operator 1.5.0 through 1.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to read secrets from logs. The debug logging path serializes GCP service-account keys and API integration secrets without redaction; MongoDB has not named the responsible function. Exposure requires user-enabled DEBUG logging, which is disabled by default, plus privileged access to operator logs; the bounded impact is secret disclosure.

CVSS severity4.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Sensitive-data exposure in MongoDB Atlas Kubernetes Operator 1.5.0 through 1.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to read secrets from logs. The debug logging path serializes GCP service-account keys and API integration secrets without redaction; MongoDB has not named the responsible function. Exposure requires user-enabled DEBUG logging, which is disabled by default, plus privileged access to operator logs; the bounded impact is secret disclosure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-0436
Published
Nov 7, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
MongoDB
Product
MongoDB Atlas Kubernetes Operator
Classifications
CWE-532, T1555.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 7, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.5.0 <=1.7.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

MongoDB · MongoDB Atlas Kubernetes Operatorversion=1.5.0 <=1.7.0

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.5MongoDB, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
T1555.001Credentials from Password Stores: Credentials from Files

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