Vulnerability · Published Mar 17, 2025 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2025-2241Hive: exposure of vcenter credentials via clusterprovision in hive / mce / acm
High 8.2
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in hive. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A flaw was found in Hive, a component of Multicluster Engine (MCE) and Advanced Cluster Management (ACM). This vulnerability causes VCenter credentials to be exposed in the ClusterProvision object after provisioning a VSphere cluster. Users with read access to ClusterProvision objects can extract sensitive credentials even if they do not have direct access to Kubernetes Secrets. This issue can lead to unauthorized VCenter access, cluster management, and privilege escalation.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/openshift/hive | no fix listed | GHSA-c339-mwfc-fmr2 |
| Go | github.com/openshift/hive | no fix listed | GO-2025-3529 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| hive | 1.2.4105-7735bf3 – through 1.1.16 | |
| Red Hat | Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 | see references |
Weakness: CWE-922 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2241 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2351350 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://github.com/openshift/hive/pull/2612