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CVE-2026-25518

Опубликовано: 04 фев. 2026
Источник: redhat
CVSS3: 5.9

Описание

cert-manager adds certificates and certificate issuers as resource types in Kubernetes clusters, and simplifies the process of obtaining, renewing and using those certificates. In versions from 1.18.0 to before 1.18.5 and from 1.19.0 to before 1.19.3, the cert-manager-controller performs DNS lookups during ACME DNS-01 processing (for zone discovery and propagation self-checks). By default, these lookups use standard unencrypted DNS. An attacker who can intercept and modify DNS traffic from the cert-manager-controller pod can insert a crafted entry into cert-manager's DNS cache. Accessing this entry will trigger a panic, resulting in denial‑of‑service (DoS) of the cert-manager controller. The issue can also be exploited if the authoritative DNS server for the domain being validated is controlled by a malicious actor. This issue has been patched in versions 1.18.5 and 1.19.3.

A flaw was found in cert-manager for Kubernetes clusters. The cert-manager-controller performs DNS lookups during ACME DNS-01 processing (for zone discovery and propagation self-checks). By default, these lookups use standard unencrypted DNS. An attacker who can intercept and modify DNS traffic from the cert-manager-controller pod can insert a crafted entry into cert-manager's DNS cache. Accessing this entry will trigger a panic, resulting in denial‑of‑service (DoS) of the cert-manager controller. The issue can also be exploited if the authoritative DNS server for the domain being validated is controlled by a malicious actor.

Меры по смягчению последствий

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Затронутые пакеты

ПлатформаПакетСостояниеРекомендацияРелиз
cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShiftcert-manager/cert-manager-istio-csr-rhel9Fix deferred
cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShiftcert-manager/cert-manager-operator-bundleFix deferred
cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShiftcert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9Fix deferred
cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShiftcert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9Fix deferred
cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShiftcert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9Fix deferred
Cryostat 4cryostat/cryostat-rhel9-operatorFix deferred
External Secrets Operator for Red Hat OpenShiftexternal-secrets-operator/bitwarden-sdk-server-rhel9Fix deferred
External Secrets Operator for Red Hat OpenShiftexternal-secrets-operator/external-secrets-operator-bundleFix deferred
External Secrets Operator for Red Hat OpenShiftexternal-secrets-operator/external-secrets-operator-rhel9Fix deferred
External Secrets Operator for Red Hat OpenShiftexternal-secrets-operator/external-secrets-rhel9Fix deferred

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Дополнительная информация

Статус:

Moderate
Дефект:
CWE-1285
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2436941github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager: cert-manager: Denial of Service via crafted DNS entry

5.9 Medium

CVSS3

Связанные уязвимости

CVSS3: 5.9
nvd
около 2 месяцев назад

cert-manager adds certificates and certificate issuers as resource types in Kubernetes clusters, and simplifies the process of obtaining, renewing and using those certificates. In versions from 1.18.0 to before 1.18.5 and from 1.19.0 to before 1.19.3, the cert-manager-controller performs DNS lookups during ACME DNS-01 processing (for zone discovery and propagation self-checks). By default, these lookups use standard unencrypted DNS. An attacker who can intercept and modify DNS traffic from the cert-manager-controller pod can insert a crafted entry into cert-manager's DNS cache. Accessing this entry will trigger a panic, resulting in denial‑of‑service (DoS) of the cert-manager controller. The issue can also be exploited if the authoritative DNS server for the domain being validated is controlled by a malicious actor. This issue has been patched in versions 1.18.5 and 1.19.3.

CVSS3: 5.9
github
около 2 месяцев назад

cert-manager-controller DoS via Specially Crafted DNS Response

5.9 Medium

CVSS3