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.
What this means for your business
- An attacker can use it from inside the same network, with an ordinary user login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
What to do
- 1Ask your IT team or provider whether any of your systems use the affected product.
- 2If you do, follow the vendor's guidance. No patch reference has been published yet.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 8.0 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Assigned by
- security-advisories@github.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-09-15
- Last modified
- 2026-09-16
- Sources
- NVD
References
- https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/commit/b3bfeffcc30754c3e62e6f4afd8a76942cac440d
- https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/commit/f6c5207ba7ec89b46ce6720b8638d647e556a261
- https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/pull/12844
- https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/releases/tag/1.0.1
- https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/releases/tag/1.1.0
- https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/security/advisories/GHSA-mw9r-p8xp-wx96
- 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