CVE-2026-55225
Fixed upstream EPSS <1%CVSS 8.0
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.
Products: strimzi-kafka-operator, Red Hat Streams for Apache Kafka 3.2.1, Red Hat streams for Apache Kafka 2
Fixed upstream
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Maven | io.strimzi:strimzi | 1.0.1 |