Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting github.com/minio/operator package, versions >=5.0.0 <5.0.18>=6.0.0 <7.1.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMMINIOOPERATOR-10362484
  • published17 Jun 2025
  • disclosed21 Apr 2025
  • creditBlake Burkhart

Introduced: 21 Apr 2025

CVE-2025-32963  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-522  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/minio/operator to version 5.0.18, 7.1.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insufficiently Protected Credentials through the TokenReview API and PolicyBinding resource. An attacker can escalate privileges and potentially access sensitive data by exploiting the improper validation of service account tokens and their audiences.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be mitigated by setting automountServiceAccountToken: false in the ServiceAccount definitions and requesting short-lived, audience-specific tokens.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1