{"cve":"CVE-2025-68476","nvd":{"published":"2025-12-22T22:16:09.307","modified":"2026-09-25T23:10:00.463","status":"Deferred","description":"KEDA is a Kubernetes-based Event Driven Autoscaling component. Prior to versions 2.17.3 and 2.18.3, an Arbitrary File Read vulnerability has been identified in KEDA, potentially affecting any KEDA resource that uses TriggerAuthentication to configure HashiCorp Vault authentication. The vulnerability stems from an incorrect or insufficient path validation when loading the Service Account Token specified in spec.hashiCorpVault.credential.serviceAccount. An attacker with permissions to create or modify a TriggerAuthentication resource can exfiltrate the content of any file from the node's filesystem (where the KEDA pod resides) by directing the file's content to a server under their control, as part of the Vault authentication request. The potential impact includes the exfiltration of sensitive system information, such as secrets, keys, or the content of files like /etc/passwd. This issue has been patched in versions 2.17.3 and 2.18.3.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N","score":8.2},"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-22","CWE-863"],"references":["https://github.com/kedacore/keda/commit/15c5677f65f809b9b6b59a52f4cf793db0a510fd","https://github.com/kedacore/keda/security/advisories/GHSA-c4p6-qg4m-9jmr"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:17:07.138532058+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-68476","score":0.00631,"percentile":0.5027,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-c4p6-qg4m-9jmr","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-c4p6-qg4m-9jmr","summary":"KEDA has Arbitrary File Read via Insufficient Path Validation in HashiCorp Vault Service Account Credential","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:31.857181809Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kedacore/keda/v2","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kedacore/keda/v2","ranges":[">=2.18.0 <2.18.3"],"fixed":["2.18.3"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kedacore/keda/v2","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kedacore/keda/v2","ranges":["<2.17.3"],"fixed":["2.17.3"]}]},{"id":"GO-2025-4257","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2025-4257","summary":"KEDA has Arbitrary File Read via Insufficient Path Validation in HashiCorp Vault Service Account Credential in github.com/kedacore/keda","modified":"2026-02-04T02:24:34.709595Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kedacore/keda","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kedacore/keda","ranges":["all versions"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kedacore/keda/v2","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kedacore/keda/v2","ranges":["<2.17.3",">=2.18.0 <2.18.3"],"fixed":["2.17.3","2.18.3"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}