CVE-2025-64171VulnerabilityPublished 6 Nov 2025

CVE-2025-64171: 3scale-sre marin3r · Missing Authorization

Affects 3scale-sre marin3rSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 0.13.4 soon.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

8.7High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 11% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 0.13.4

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: High
Vulnerable system integrity: None
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files of the vulnerable system to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: High: There is a total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all information within the Vulnerable System being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact. For example, an attacker steals the administrator's password, or private encryption keys of a web server.
Vulnerable system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade 3scale-sre/marin3r to 0.13.4.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
GitHub3scale-sre/marin3r`pkg:github/3scale-sre/marin3r`Other threats	Affected <0.13.4	Fixed in 0.13.4

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-64171, European organizations should immediately upgrade marin3r to version 0.13.4 or later, where the authorization checks have been properly implemented. Beyond patching, organizations should enforce strict Kubernetes RBAC policies and namespace isolation to minimize secret exposure risks. Implement network segmentation and restrict access to the Kubernetes API server to trusted users and systems only. Regularly audit and rotate Kubernetes secrets to limit the impact of any potential exposure. Employ Kubernetes security tools that monitor for anomalous secret access or privilege escalations. Consider using external secret management solutions that provide additional access controls and auditing capabilities. Finally, conduct security reviews and penetration testing focused on Kubernetes control plane components to identify and remediate similar authorization weaknesses proactively.

Description

MARIN3R is a lightweight, CRD based envoy control plane for kubernetes. In versions 0.13.3 and below, there is a cross-namespace secret access vulnerability in the project's DiscoveryServiceCertificate which allows users to bypass RBAC and access secrets in unauthorized namespaces. This issue is fixed in version 0.13.4.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2025-64171 is the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive secrets across Kubernetes namespaces, which can lead to credential theft, privilege escalation, lateral movement, and potential full cluster compromise. For European organizations, especially those operating multi-tenant or segmented Kubernetes environments, this vulnerability threatens the confidentiality of secrets that protect critical infrastructure, applications, and data. Exposure of secrets such as API keys, database credentials, or TLS certificates can facilitate further attacks on internal systems or cloud services. Given the widespread adoption of Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies in Europe, particularly in sectors like finance, healthcare, and government, the risk of data breaches and regulatory non-compliance (e.g., GDPR) is significant. Additionally, the lack of authentication and user interaction requirements lowers the barrier for attackers, increasing the likelihood of exploitation if clusters are accessible. The vulnerability could also undermine trust in managed Kubernetes services and impact operational continuity if secrets are compromised and services disrupted.

CWE-862Missing Authorization (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #4OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
Architecture and Design
Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries.
Architecture and Design
Ensure that access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.8 (opens in a new tab)
V13.4.2 (opens in a new tab)
V7.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 13 Nov 2025, 02:43 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-862

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