CVE-2026-42151

Prometheus Azure AD remote write OAuth client secret exposed via config API

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 4, 2026 at 06:12 PM UTC
Updated: September 10, 2026 at 01:20 PM UTC
8 products affected across 2 vendorsPrometheusOpenShift Container PlatformOpenShift AI

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Prometheus is an open-source monitoring system and time series database. Prior to versions 3.5.3 and 3.11.3, the client_secret field in the Azure AD remote write OAuth configuration (storage/remote/azuread) was typed as string instead of Secret. Prometheus redacts fields of type Secret when serving the configuration via the /-/config HTTP API endpoint. Because the field was a plain string, the Azure OAuth client secret was exposed in plaintext to any user or process with access to that endpoint. This issue has been patched in versions 3.5.3 and 3.11.3.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.11.3v < 3.5.32.48.0 ≤ v < 3.5.33.6.0 ≤ v < 3.11.3
Affected range stops below 3.11.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.5.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
Vendor states this is fixed in 1786645109 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1786645114 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1786645138 (unaffected)
All versions
Vendor states this is fixed in 1784125078 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1787559577 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1787573491 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1788206652 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4 (unaffected)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (56)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pull/18587
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pull/18590
x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/releases/tag/v3.11.3
x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/releases/tag/v3.5.3
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25039
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25245
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25504

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200CWE-312CWE-256

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