CVE-2025-71425 (CVSS 7.3)

Description

Contrast (Edgeless Systems) before 1.8.1 logs the workload secret to stderr, and thus to Kubernetes logs, when the Contrast initializer is configured with CONTRAST_LOG_LEVEL set to info or debug. Because info is the default, all installations that do not customize the initializer log level are affected. This exposes workload secrets — normally accessible only to the Contrast Coordinator, the initializer, the seedshare owner, and the workload owner — to Kubernetes users with get or list permission on pods/logs and to anyone with read access to the Kubernetes log storage, such as the cloud provider. Deployments that do not use workload secrets are unaffected.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.3

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0019

Probability of exploitation

0.08%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-532 CWE-532

References

Other References

https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/security/advisories/GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/contrast-before-1.8.1-information-disclosure-via-logging

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-71425? +

Contrast (Edgeless Systems) before 1.8.1 logs the workload secret to stderr, and thus to Kubernetes logs, when the Contrast initializer is configured with CONTRAST_LOG_LEVEL set to info or debug. Because info is the default, all installations that do not customize the initializer log level are affected. This exposes workload secrets — normally accessible only to the Contrast Coordinator, the initializer, the seedshare owner, and the workload owner — to Kubernetes users with get or list permission on pods/logs and to anyone with read access to the Kubernetes log storage, such as the cloud provider. Deployments that do not use workload secrets are unaffected. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2025-71425? +

CVE-2025-71425 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.3 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0019, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-71425? +

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