# CVE-2024-25131: Openshift-dedicated: must-gather-operator: yaml template injection leads to privilege escalation

> A non-privileged user can escalate to cluster administrator and pivot to AWS by crafting a MustGather object with a malicious YAML template.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 23 Jul 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-77c2-c35q-254w, GO-2024-3349

## What is CVE-2024-25131?

CVE-2024-25131 is a high-severity vulnerability in github.com/openshift/must-gather, published on 19 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw was found in the MustGather.managed.openshift.io Custom Defined Resource (CRD) of OpenShift Dedicated. A non-privileged user on the cluster can create a MustGather object with a specially crafted file and set the most privileged service account to run the job. This can allow a standard developer user to escalate their privileges to a cluster administrator and pivot to the AWS environment.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25131?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/openshift/must-gather.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `github.com/openshift/must-gather` | Go | All versions | None |
| `github.com/openshift/must-gather` | Go | All versions | 0.0.0-20240604173837-d1557bc283dd |
| `github.com/openshift/must-gather` | Go | All versions | 0.0.0-20240604173837-d1557bc283dd |

## How do I fix CVE-2024-25131?

Upgrade github.com/openshift/must-gather to 0.0.0-20240604173837-d1557bc283dd or later.

## Is CVE-2024-25131 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25131 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-25131 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-25131 is a high-severity vulnerability in github.com/openshift/must-gather, published on 19 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25131 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- github.com/openshift/must-gather (Go): affected all versions; no fix listed
- github.com/openshift/must-gather (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 0.0.0-20240604173837-d1557bc283dd
- github.com/openshift/must-gather (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 0.0.0-20240604173837-d1557bc283dd

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25131/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25131/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-25131
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25131
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-25131

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25131/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.