---
id: CVE-2025-71423
title: Edgelesssys Contrast is a confidential-computing runtime for Kubernetes
summary: >-
  Edgelesssys Contrast is a confidential-computing runtime for Kubernetes. In
  versions 1.9.0 before 1.12.2, the initializer logs the full NewMeshCert
  response — which contains the workload secret — to standard output at INFO
  level. As a re…
severity: high
cvss: 7.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-532
vendor: edgelesssys
product: contrast
affected:
  - contrast >= 1.9.0 < 1.12.2
published: '2026-09-27'
updated: '2026-09-27'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-27T02:17:15.993'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71423'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/commit/5a5512c4af63c17bb66331e7bd2768a863b2f225
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/commit/cf58026b30c43fe7df91eac5322da02e1725d554
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/security/advisories/GHSA-vxg3-w9rv-rhr2
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/edgelesssys-contrast-before-1.12.2-workload-secrets-information-disclosure
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-27T02:41:45.561Z'
---

## Overview

Edgelesssys Contrast is a confidential-computing runtime for Kubernetes. In versions 1.9.0 before 1.12.2, the initializer logs the full NewMeshCert response — which contains the workload secret — to standard output at INFO level. As a result, workload secrets are exposed to any Kubernetes user with get or list permission on pods/logs. Because workload secrets are used for encrypted storage and Vault integration, those must also be considered compromised. This is a regression of GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8.

## Remediation

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