CVE-2025-61732 Affecting dex-k8s-authenticator package, versions <1.4.0-r24


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.54% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-DEXK8SAUTHENTICATOR-15255769
  • published11 Feb 2026
  • disclosed5 Feb 2026

Introduced: 5 Feb 2026

CVE-2025-61732  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard dex-k8s-authenticator to version 1.4.0-r24 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dex-k8s-authenticator package and not the dex-k8s-authenticator package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

A discrepancy between how Go and C/C++ comments were parsed allowed for code smuggling into the resulting cgo binary.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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