CVE-2026-55225

Strimzi provides a way to run an Apache Kafka cluster on Kubernetes or OpenShift in various deployment configurations. In Strimzi 1.0.0 and earlier, an attacker who can create a Kafka custom resource can set Kafka.spec.entityOperator watchedNamespace to a target namespace, causing the Cluster Operator to create a Role with full Secret CRUD permissions there and bind it to the Entity Operator ServiceAccount in the attacker's namespace. The attacker can mint a token for that ServiceAccount and read or write Secrets in any target namespace where the Cluster Operator has been granted permissions, regardless of STRIMZI_NAMESPACE. This issue is fixed in versions 1.0.1 and 1.1.0.
Configurations

No configuration.

History

16 Sep 2026, 13:18

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-250
References
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54435 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-55225 -
  • () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2490275 -
  • () https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-55225.json -

Information

Published : 2026-09-15 18:17

Updated : 2026-09-16 13:18


NVD link : CVE-2026-55225

Mitre link : CVE-2026-55225

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-55225


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Products Affected

No product.

CWE
CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

CWE-441

Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy')

CWE-250

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges