# CVE-2025-2241: Hive: exposure of vcenter credentials via clusterprovision in hive / mce / acm

> Attackers with read access to ClusterProvision objects can extract exposed vCenter credentials, leading to unauthorized access and privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 21 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c339-mwfc-fmr2, GO-2025-3529

## What is CVE-2025-2241?

CVE-2025-2241 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes, published on 17 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw was found in Hive, a component of Multicluster Engine (MCE) and Advanced Cluster Management (ACM). This vulnerability causes VCenter credentials to be exposed in the ClusterProvision object after provisioning a VSphere cluster. Users with read access to ClusterProvision objects can extract sensitive credentials even if they do not have direct access to Kubernetes Secrets. This issue can lead to unauthorized VCenter access, cluster management, and privilege escalation.

Weakness: CWE-922 (Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-2241?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/openshift/hive.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `github.com/openshift/hive` | Go | All versions | None |
| `github.com/openshift/hive` | Go | All versions to 1.1.16 | None |
| `github.com/openshift/hive` | Go | All versions to 1.1.16 | None |

## How do I fix CVE-2025-2241?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2025-2241 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2241 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-2241 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-2241 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes, published on 17 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2241 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- github.com/openshift/hive (Go): affected all versions; no fix listed
- github.com/openshift/hive (Go): affected all versions up to 1.1.16; no fix listed
- github.com/openshift/hive (Go): affected all versions up to 1.1.16; 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-2025-2241/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2241/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2241
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2241
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-2241

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2241/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.