{"answers":{"affected":"2 open source packages ship an affected version, including io.strimzi:strimzi.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-55225 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade io.strimzi:strimzi to 1.0.1 or later.","what":"CVE-2026-55225 is a high-severity vulnerability in strimzi-kafka-operator, published on 15 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-55225 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-55225 is a high-severity vulnerability in strimzi-kafka-operator, published on 15 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-55225 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- io.strimzi:strimzi (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 1.0.1\n- io.strimzi:strimzi (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 1.0.1\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-55225/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-55225/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-55225","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-55225/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-55225","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-mw9r-p8xp-wx96"],"analysis":{"component_type":"container_or_infrastructure","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["privilege_escalation","data_read","data_modify"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Kubernetes Kafka Operator","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Attackers with permission to create Kafka resources can escalate privileges to read or modify Secrets in arbitrary namespaces via the Entity Operator.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"GitHub_M","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":8,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-250","name":"Execution with Unnecessary Privileges"},{"id":"CWE-441","name":"Unintended Proxy or Intermediary"},{"id":"CWE-269","name":"Improper Privilege Management"}],"description":"Strimzi provides a way to run an Apache Kafka cluster on Kubernetes or OpenShift in various deployment configurations. In Strimzi 1.0.0 and earlier, an attacker who can create a Kafka custom resource can set Kafka.spec.entityOperator watchedNamespace to a target namespace, causing the Cluster Operator to create a Role with full Secret CRUD permissions there and bind it to the Entity Operator ServiceAccount in the attacker's namespace. The attacker can mint a token for that ServiceAccount and read or write Secrets in any target namespace where the Cluster Operator has been granted permissions, regardless of STRIMZI_NAMESPACE. This issue is fixed in versions 1.0.1 and 1.1.0.","ecosystems":["Maven"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Strimzi: Cross-namespace privilege escalation via `Kafka.spec.entityOperator`","id":"CVE-2026-55225","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Maven","product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2026"},"n_packages":2,"n_references":6,"next":{"headline":"Strimzi: Unrestricted access to all Secrets within namespace watched by the Topic operator","id":"CVE-2026-55226"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["1.0.1"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"io.strimzi:strimzi","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-mw9r-p8xp-wx96"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["1.0.1"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"io.strimzi:strimzi","purl":"pkg:maven/io.strimzi/strimzi","source":"GHSA-mw9r-p8xp-wx96"}],"prev":{"headline":"MineAdmin: Path Traversal via Unsanitized identifier in Plugin Install/Uninstall","id":"CVE-2026-55224"},"products":["strimzi-kafka-operator"],"published":"2026-09-15","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-09-16","vendors":["strimzi"]},"summary":"Attackers with permission to create Kafka resources can escalate privileges to read or modify Secrets in arbitrary namespaces via the Entity Operator.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-55225/"}