CVE-2026-81320 Hawtio-operator: hawtio-operator: tls private key written to operator log at debug level
Attackers with log access can read TLS private keys if the operator runs at debug level, exposing sensitive cryptographic material.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-81320?
CVE-2026-81320 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4, published on 15 Sep 2026. 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 hawtio-operator. When a custom Route TLS secret is configured and the operator runs at debug log level 1 or higher, the entire Route object — including the TLS private key in PEM format — is serialized to JSON and written to the operator's standard output. Operator logs are typically forwarded to centralized logging systems and readable by anyone with pods/log access in the openshift-operators namespace. Debug level 1 is a low threshold commonly enabled during troubleshooting.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-81320?
How do I fix CVE-2026-81320?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-81320 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-81320 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81320 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-75j7-xvw4-g5cm.