CVE-2026-50152 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-50152: Ceph Monitor subscription handler improperly authorizes config-key store reads, exposing cluster secrets to read-only users

Vendor Ceph
Product ceph
Weakness CWE-285
Published August 27, 2026
Last update August 28, 2026

CVSS base score

9.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Ceph is an open-source distributed storage platform providing object, block, and file storage. In versions prior to 20.2.4 and 19.2.6, the Monitor subscription handler fails to properly authorize access to the configuration-key store, allowing any CephX user with only  `mon allow r` capabilities to read the entire store by sending a single crafted MMonSubscribe message. The config-key store holds sensitive secrets including OSD LUKS disk-encryption passphrases and, on cephadm-managed clusters, the SSH private key that cephadm uses to reach every host in the cluster. Because that key grants root on every node under the default cephadm configuration, a low-privileged read-only account can escalate to full cluster and host compromise. This issue is fixed in versions 20.2.4 and 19.2.6

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 27, 2026 CVE published
August 28, 2026 Record updated

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