VulnerabilityPublished 17 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-50200: SteeltoeOSS Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint · Information Exposure

Affects SteeltoeOSS Steeltoe.Management.EndpointSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 4.2.0 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

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

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 4.2.0, 3.4.0

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

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

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, 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: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 30 Oct 2026.

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.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity 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 Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint and SteeltoeOSS/steeltoe.management.endpoint to 4.2.0; Steeltoe.Management.EndpointCore and SteeltoeOSS/steeltoe.management.endpointcore to 3.4.0.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
SteeltoeOSSSteeltoe.Management.Endpoint	Affected <4.2.0	Fixed in 4.2.0
SteeltoeOSSSteeltoe.Management.EndpointCore	Affected <3.4.0	Fixed in 3.4.0
NuGetSteeltoeOSS/steeltoe.management.endpoint`pkg:nuget/SteeltoeOSS/steeltoe.management.endpoint`Other threats	Affected <4.2.0	Fixed in 4.2.0
NuGetSteeltoeOSS/steeltoe.management.endpointcore`pkg:nuget/SteeltoeOSS/steeltoe.management.endpointcore`Other threats	Affected <3.4.0	Fixed in 3.4.0

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint version 4.2.0 and Steeltoe.Management.EndpointCore version 3.4.0. Users should upgrade to these versions to remediate the vulnerability. If immediate upgrade is not possible, mitigate by removing the 'env' endpoint from the actuator exposure list, adding '.*connectionstring.*' to the KeysToSanitize configuration to improve redaction, and requiring authorization on actuator endpoints to restrict access.

Description

Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint versions prior to 4.2.0 and Steeltoe.Management.EndpointCore versions prior to 3.4.0 contain a vulnerability where sensitive configuration values, such as connection strings with embedded passwords, are not properly redacted in the /actuator/env endpoint responses. This occurs because the default sanitization list does not cover common connection string patterns, exposing sensitive information to unauthorized actors. Versions 4.2.0 and 3.4.0 include patches to address this issue. Mitigations include upgrading to fixed versions, removing the env endpoint from actuator exposure, adding connection string patterns to the sanitization keys, and requiring authorization on actuator endpoints.

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthorized actors to obtain sensitive configuration data, including full connection strings with embedded passwords, from the /actuator/env endpoint. This exposure can lead to compromise of credentials and unauthorized access to backend systems or databases. The CVSS score is 7.5 (high severity), indicating a network exploitable vulnerability with high impact on confidentiality but no impact on integrity or availability.

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #20OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
MITRE discourages mapping vulnerabilities to this broad entry; the root cause is usually a more specific weakness.
Architecture and Design · Separation of Privilege
Compartmentalize the system to have "safe" areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Error Handling (opens in a new tab)
Logging (opens in a new tab)
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.4 (opens in a new tab)
V14.3.3 (opens in a new tab)
V7.3.3 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Subverting Environment Variable Values (opens in a new tab)
ICMP Echo Request Ping (opens in a new tab)
TCP SYN Scan (opens in a new tab)
Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) Records (opens in a new tab)
DNS Zone Transfers (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).
CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighOWASP Top 10 A04:2025: Cryptographic Failures (opens in a new tab)
The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.
Architecture and Design
Before transmitting, encrypt the data using reliable, confidentiality-protecting cryptographic protocols.
Implementation
When using web applications with SSL, use SSL for the entire session from login to logout, not just for the initial login page.
Implementation
When designing hardware platforms, ensure that approved encryption algorithms (such as those recommended by NIST) protect paths from security critical data to trusted user applications.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Transport Layer Protection (opens in a new tab)
TLS Cipher String (opens in a new tab)
User Privacy Protection (opens in a new tab)
Password Storage (opens in a new tab)
Cryptographic Storage (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
V9.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
V1.9.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Session Sidejacking (opens in a new tab)
Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring (opens in a new tab)
Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content (opens in a new tab)
Sniff Application Code (opens in a new tab)
Interception (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 2 Jul 2026, 23:07 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-200, CWE-319

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