CVE-2025-2241

Hive: exposure of vcenter credentials via clusterprovision in hive / mce / acm

Published Mar 17, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in Hive, a component of Multicluster Engine (MCE) and Advanced Cluster Management (ACM). This vulnerability causes VCenter credentials to be exposed in the ClusterProvision object after provisioning a VSphere cluster. Users with read access to ClusterProvision objects can extract sensitive credentials even if they do not have direct access to Kubernetes Secrets. This issue can lead to unauthorized VCenter access, cluster management, and privilege escalation.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

A few mechanisms are available to reduce the risks and mitigate this vulnerability: 1. Restrict Access to ClusterProvision Objects Ensure that only trusted users with valid VCenter credentials have read access to ClusterProvision objects. This can be verified using the following commands: oc adm policy who-can get clusterprovision oc adm policy who-can read clusterprovision 2. Rotate VCenter Credentials Immediately rotate VCenter credentials to revoke access for any users who may have already accessed the exposed credentials. 3. Audit VCenter Users and Roles Conduct a security audit of VCenter accounts and roles to detect any unauthorized access or configuration changes. If any suspicious activity is found, revoke access by rotating credentials again (step 2) and taking necessary remediation actions.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-6523 A flaw was found in Hive, a component of Multicluster Engine (MCE) and Advanced Cluster Management (ACM). This vulnerability causes VCenter credentials to be exposed in the ClusterProvision object after provisioning a VSphere cluster. Users with read access to ClusterProvision objects can extract sensitive credentials even if they do not have direct access to Kubernetes Secrets. This issue can lead to unauthorized VCenter access, cluster management, and privilege escalation.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-c339-mwfc-fmr2 Openshift Hive Exposes VCenter Credentials via ClusterProvision
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in Hive, a component of Multicluster Engine (MCE) and Advanced Cluster Management (ACM). This vulnerability causes VCenter credentials to be exposed in the ClusterProvision object after provisioning a VSphere cluster. Users with read access to ClusterProvision objects can extract sensitive credentials even if they do not have direct access to Kubernetes Secrets. This issue can lead to unauthorized VCenter access, cluster management, and privilege escalation.
Title Hive: exposure of vcenter credentials via clusterprovision in hive / mce / acm
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat acm
Redhat multicluster Engine
Weaknesses CWE-922
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2
cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat acm
Redhat multicluster Engine
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Oct 31, 2026, 7:33 AM
Reserved
Mar 12, 2025, 4:52 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Mar 17, 2025, 5:15 PM
Modified
Oct 31, 2026, 8:16 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 17, 2025, 3:52 PM