Information disclosure in Edgelesssys Contrast
CVE-2025-71423
Edgelesssys Contrast is a confidential-computing runtime for Kubernetes. In versions 1.9.0 before 1.12.2, the initializer logs the full NewMeshCert response — which contains the workload secret — to standard output at INFO level. As a result, workload secrets are exposed to any Kubernetes user with get or list permission on pods/logs. Because workload secrets are used for encrypted storage and Vault integration, those must also be considered compromised. This is a regression of GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (10.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 10.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-vxg3-w9rv-rhr2) (vendor-advisory)
- Patch Commit (patch)
- Patch Commit (patch)
- VulnCheck Advisory: Edgelesssys Contrast before 1.12.2 Workload Secrets Information Disclosure (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-71423?
- CVE-2025-71423 is a high-severity vulnerability in Edgelesssys Contrast, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-09-27.
- How severe is CVE-2025-71423?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.