8.5
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2025-71425
Contrast before 1.8.1 Information Disclosure via Logging
Description

Contrast (Edgeless Systems) before 1.8.1 logs the workload secret to stderr, and thus to Kubernetes logs, when the Contrast initializer is configured with CONTRAST_LOG_LEVEL set to info or debug. Because info is the default, all installations that do not customize the initializer log level are affected. This exposes workload secrets — normally accessible only to the Contrast Coordinator, the initializer, the seedshare owner, and the workload owner — to Kubernetes users with get or list permission on pods/logs and to anyone with read access to the Kubernetes log storage, such as the cloud provider. Deployments that do not use workload secrets are unaffected.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 27, 2026, 2:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 27, 2026, 2:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 HIGH MITRE-CVE
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Contrast initializer to version 1.8.1 or later to prevent secret logging.
  • Update the Contrast initializer to version 1.8.1.
  • Configure CONTRAST_LOG_LEVEL to a level other than info or debug.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/security/advisories/GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/contrast-before-1.8.1-information-disclosure-via-logging
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Contrast (Edgeless Systems) before 1.8.1 logs the workload secret to stderr, and thus to Kubernetes logs, when the Contrast initializer is configured with CONTRAST_LOG_LEVEL set to info or debug. Because info is the default, all installations that do not customize the initializer log level are affected. This exposes workload secrets — normally accessible only to the Contrast Coordinator, the initializer, the seedshare owner, and the workload owner — to Kubernetes users with get or list permission on pods/logs and to anyone with read access to the Kubernetes log storage, such as the cloud provider. Deployments that do not use workload secrets are unaffected.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-532
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2025/71xxx/CVE-2025-71425.json">CVE-2025-71425</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/security/advisories/GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/contrast-before-1.8.1-information-disclosure-via-logging
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