CVE-2025-66623 HIGH

CVE-2025-66623: Strimzi allows unrestricted access to all Secrets in the same Kubernetes namespace from Kafka Connect and MirrorMaker 2 operands

Vendor Strimzi
Product strimzi-kafka-operator
Weakness CWE-200 · Info exposure
Published December 5, 2025
Last update December 5, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.4/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Strimzi provides a way to run an Apache Kafka cluster on Kubernetes or OpenShift in various deployment configurations. From 0.47.0 and prior to 0.49.1, in some situations, Strimzi creates an incorrect Kubernetes Role which grants the Apache Kafka Connect and Apache Kafka MirrorMaker 2 operands the GET access to all Kubernetes Secrets that exist in the given Kubernetes namespace. The issue is fixed in Strimzi 0.49.1.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 5, 2025 CVE published
December 5, 2025 Record updated