---
id: CVE-2025-68476
title: KEDA is a Kubernetes-based Event Driven Autoscaling component
summary: >-
  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…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-22
  - CWE-863
published: '2025-12-22'
updated: '2026-09-25'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-25T23:10:00.463'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68476'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kedacore/keda/commit/15c5677f65f809b9b6b59a52f4cf793db0a510fd
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/kedacore/keda/security/advisories/GHSA-c4p6-qg4m-9jmr'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00554
epssPercentile: 0.44025
ingestedAt: '2026-09-25T23:21:16.951Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.