CVE-2026-81320

Hawtio-operator: hawtio-operator: tls private key written to operator log at debug level

Published Sep 15, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in hawtio-operator. When a custom Route TLS secret is configured and the operator runs at debug log level 1 or higher, the entire Route object — including the TLS private key in PEM format — is serialized to JSON and written to the operator's standard output. Operator logs are typically forwarded to centralized logging systems and readable by anyone with pods/log access in the openshift-operators namespace. Debug level 1 is a low threshold commonly enabled during troubleshooting.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Exclude logging sensitive info or apply masking. Set the operator log verbosity to 0 (the default) to prevent TLS key material from being written to logs. If debug logging has been enabled previously, rotate any TLS secrets that may have been exposed in the logs and purge the affected log entries from centralized logging systems.

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

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Description A flaw was found in hawtio-operator. When a custom Route TLS secret is configured and the operator runs at debug log level 1 or higher, the entire Route object — including the TLS private key in PEM format — is serialized to JSON and written to the operator's standard output. Operator logs are typically forwarded to centralized logging systems and readable by anyone with pods/log access in the openshift-operators namespace. Debug level 1 is a low threshold commonly enabled during troubleshooting.
Title Hawtio-operator: hawtio-operator: tls private key written to operator log at debug level
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat apache Camel Hawtio
Weaknesses CWE-532
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:apache_camel_hawtio:4
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat apache Camel Hawtio
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2026, 6:28 PM
Reserved
Aug 27, 2026, 10:25 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 15, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Sep 17, 2026, 7:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 15, 2026, 5:11 AM