CVE-2025-14243 Mirror-registry: openshift mirror registry: user enumeration via authentication error messages

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can enumerate valid usernames and emails via distinct authentication error messages in the OpenShift Mirror Registry.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-14243?

CVE-2025-14243 is a medium-severity vulnerability in mirror registry for Red Hat OpenShift, published on 8 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A flaw was found in the OpenShift Mirror Registry. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to enumerate valid usernames and email addresses via different error messages during authentication failures and account creation.

Weakness: CWE-209

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14243?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Mirror Registry for Red Hat Openshift.

How do I fix CVE-2025-14243?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14243 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-14243 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14243 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v9gq-365f-qxxw.

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