CVE-2026-41185 json
ServiceAccount token disclosure via Azure IPAM CNI plugin logs
published 2026-05-28 5 mo ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also EUVD-2026-32933 , GHSA-m67g-87rx-v42c , GO-2026-5891
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
When Calico is configured with the Azure IPAM plugin, the Calico CNI binary mutates the incoming CNI configuration to attach subnet information before delegating to the IPAM plugin. After mutating, the Azure IPAM helper logs the entire unmarshaled configuration map (stdinData) at INFO level to /var/log/calico/cni/cni.log on every CNI ADD and DEL invocation — once per pod scheduled or terminated on the node. When the cluster is deployed using token-based Kubernetes authentication, this log entry contains the ServiceAccount token, client key, and certificate authority in plaintext. Any principal with read access to /var/log/calico/cni/cni.log on a node can read these logs and extract the credentials, which grant cluster-wide Calico networking admin privileges.
Patch / fix
- go github.com/projectcalico/calico 1.11.0-cni-plugin.0.20260417001138-cd73bc2cea0f, 3.31.6
- Tigera Calico 3.32.0
- Tigera Calico Enterprise 3.21.7, 3.22.3
- Tigera Calico Cloud 22.4.0
- govulncheck-vulndb openSUSE Leap 16.0 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1
- github.com/projectcalico/calico@0ca653d commit
- github.com/projectcalico/calico@cd73bc2 commit
- github.com/projectcalico/calico@da9ea3a commit
- github.com/projectcalico/calico#12502 pull request
- github.com/projectcalico/calico#12527 pull request
- github.com/projectcalico/calico#12526 pull request
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 5 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/projectcalico/calico | >=2.0.0, <3.31.6 <1.11.0-cni-plugin.0.20260417001138-cd73bc2cea0f |
3.31.6 1.11.0-cni-plugin.0.20260417001138-cd73bc2cea0f |
| go | github.com/projectcalico/calico/v3 | all versions |
no fix listed |
Affected products
- Tigera Calico
- Tigera Calico Enterprise
- Tigera Calico Cloud
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
References
-
github.com
/projectcalico/calico/pull/12502
patch, web, issue-tracking
-
github.com
/projectcalico/calico/pull/12527
patch, web, issue-tracking
-
github.com
/projectcalico/calico/pull/12526
patch, web, issue-tracking
-
github.com
/projectcalico/calico/commit/0ca653db0ae7400ea9fb066daa7f45c902482271
web, patch
-
github.com
/projectcalico/calico/commit/cd73bc2cea0f4989772f2deb93909e7cfac927e0
web, patch
-
github.com
/projectcalico/calico/commit/da9ea3a13927a35e4022b787d17a005b2157d812
web, patch
-
tigera.io
/security-bulletins/tta-2026-002/
vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41185
advisory
-
github.com
/projectcalico/calico
package
-
tigera.io
/security-bulletins/tta-2026-002
web
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-m67g-87rx-v42c
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-41185
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-m67g-87rx-v42c
- NVD CVE-2026-41185
- OSV GO-2026-5891
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