CVE-2025-24884

Secret disclosure via incomplete audit-log redaction

Published Jan 29, 2025 · Updated Jan 31, 2025

Information disclosure in RichardoC kube-audit-rest before 1.0.16 allows attackers to expose Kubernetes secrets through audit messages. The full-elastic-stack Vector transform deletes Secret data fields but retains the kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration annotation containing a duplicate of the data. Exposure requires deployment of that example configuration and access to the resulting audit messages, where previous Secret values become readable.

CVSS severity5.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in RichardoC kube-audit-rest before 1.0.16 allows attackers to expose Kubernetes secrets through audit messages. The full-elastic-stack Vector transform deletes Secret data fields but retains the kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration annotation containing a duplicate of the data. Exposure requires deployment of that example configuration and access to the resulting audit messages, where previous Secret values become readable.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-24884
Published
Jan 29, 2025
Updated
Jan 31, 2025
Vendor
RichardoC
Product
kube-audit-rest
Classifications
CWE-532, CWE-200, CWE-212, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 29, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 31, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.0.16

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

RichardoC · kube-audit-restversion=< 1.0.16

Published CVSS scores

5.1GitHub, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-212Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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