# CVE-2025-11393: Misconfigured Internal Proxy in runtimes-inventory-rhel8-operator Grants Standard Users Full Cluster Administrator Access

> A misconfigured proxy in the Runtimes Inventory Operator allows standard users to execute administrative commands, leading to privilege escalation and unauthorized cluster modifications.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 22 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cc8c-28gj-px38, GO-2025-4241

## What is CVE-2025-11393?

CVE-2025-11393 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Lightspeed (formerly Insights) for Runtimes 1.0, published on 15 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw was found in runtimes-inventory-rhel8-operator. An internal proxy component is incorrectly configured. Because of this flaw, the proxy attaches the cluster's main administrative credentials to any command it receives, instead of only the specific reports it is supposed to handle.

This allows a standard user within the cluster to send unauthorized commands to the management platform, effectively acting with the full permissions of the cluster administrator. This could lead to unauthorized changes to the cluster's configuration or status on the Red Hat platform.

Weakness: CWE-441 (Unintended Proxy or Intermediary)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11393?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/RedHatInsights/runtimes-inventory-operator.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `github.com/RedHatInsights/runtimes-inventory-operator` | Go | All versions | None |
| `github.com/RedHatInsights/runtimes-inventory-operator` | Go | All versions to 0.0.0-20251211184433-5123422abee1 | None |
| `github.com/RedHatInsights/runtimes-inventory-operator` | Go | All versions to 0.0.0-20251211184433-5123422abee1 | None |

## How do I fix CVE-2025-11393?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2025-11393 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11393 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-11393 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-11393 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Lightspeed (formerly Insights) for Runtimes 1.0, published on 15 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11393 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- github.com/RedHatInsights/runtimes-inventory-operator (Go): affected all versions; no fix listed
- github.com/RedHatInsights/runtimes-inventory-operator (Go): affected all versions up to 0.0.0-20251211184433-5123422abee1; no fix listed
- github.com/RedHatInsights/runtimes-inventory-operator (Go): affected all versions up to 0.0.0-20251211184433-5123422abee1; no fix listed

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-2025-11393/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11393/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11393
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11393
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-11393

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