CVE-2025-2241Network attack vector

vCenter credential exposure via unredacted installer metadata

Published Mar 17, 2025 · Updated Aug 21, 2026

Credential exposure in OpenShift Hive allows remote authenticated users to read vCenter credentials from ClusterProvision objects. The install manager writes installer metadata.json bytes, including nested username and password fields, into ClusterProvision.spec.metadataJSON without redaction. Read access to a provisioned vSphere cluster's ClusterProvision object is sufficient, bypassing the stricter access normally applied to Kubernetes Secrets and enabling unauthorized vCenter control.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.48%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Credential exposure in OpenShift Hive allows remote authenticated users to read vCenter credentials from ClusterProvision objects. The install manager writes installer metadata.json bytes, including nested username and password fields, into ClusterProvision.spec.metadataJSON without redaction. Read access to a provisioned vSphere cluster's ClusterProvision object is sufficient, bypassing the stricter access normally applied to Kubernetes Secrets and enabling unauthorized vCenter control.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-2241
Published
Mar 17, 2025
Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Vendor
389 Directory Server
Product
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes
Classifications
CWE-922, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 17, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 21, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

389 Directory Server · Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for KubernetesAffected versions are unavailable in this record.
389 Directory Server · OpenShift Hiveversion=1.2.4105-7735bf3 <=1.1.16
389 Directory Server · multicluster engine for KubernetesAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

8.2Red HatCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-922Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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