---
title: "CVE-2025-71423: Edgelesssys Contrast - Information Disclosure"
description: "Edgelesssys Contrast 1.9.0 before 1.12.2 contains an information disclosure caused by logging full NewMeshCert response including workload secrets to standard output, letting Kubernetes users with pod log permissions access secrets, exploit requires get or list permission on pods/logs."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2025-71423/
---

# CVE-2025-71423 Edgelesssys Contrast - Information Disclosure

Edgelesssys Contrast 1.9.0 before 1.12.2 contains an information disclosure caused by logging full NewMeshCert response including workload secrets to standard output, letting Kubernetes users with pod log permissions access secrets, exploit requires get or list permission on pods/logs.

CVSS base score 7.3 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.21% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71423)

## Details

Type

Information Disclosure

Impact

Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Published

27 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-532](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/532.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 1.12.2 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71423](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71423)
- [https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/commit/5a5512c4af63c17bb66331e7bd2768a863b2f225](https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/commit/5a5512c4af63c17bb66331e7bd2768a863b2f225)
- [https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/commit/cf58026b30c43fe7df91eac5322da02e1725d554](https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/commit/cf58026b30c43fe7df91eac5322da02e1725d554)
- [https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/security/advisories/GHSA-vxg3-w9rv-rhr2](https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/security/advisories/GHSA-vxg3-w9rv-rhr2)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/edgelesssys-contrast-before-1.12.2-workload-secrets-information-disclosure](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/edgelesssys-contrast-before-1.12.2-workload-secrets-information-disclosure)

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