What is CVE-2025-66623?

CVE-2025-66623 is a high-severity vulnerability in Strimzi Strimzi-kafka-operator, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2025-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2025-66623?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Strimzi Strimzi-kafka-operator

CVE-2025-66623

Strimzi provides a way to run an Apache Kafka cluster on Kubernetes or OpenShift in various deployment configurations. From 0.47.0 and prior to 0.49.1, in some situations, Strimzi creates an incorrect Kubernetes Role which grants the Apach…

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.000 (6.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Strimzi Strimzi-kafka-operator — versions >= 0.47.0, < 0.49.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/security/advisories/GHSA-xrhh-hx36-485q (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/commit/c8a14935e99c91eb0dd865431f46515da9f82ccc (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-66623?: CVE-2025-66623 is a high-severity vulnerability in Strimzi Strimzi-kafka-operator, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2025-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2025-66623?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.