Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Containers
The Migration Toolkit for Containers (MTC) enables you to migrate Kubernetes resources, persistent volume data, and internal container images between OpenShift Container Platform clusters, using the MTC web console or the Kubernetes API.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-25639 is a denial of service vulnerability in the Axios HTTP client library, specifically triggered via the __proto__ key in the mergeConfig function. This affects Kiali 2.11.7, part of Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.1, and the Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Containers. Red Hat has released updated versions of these products to remediate the vulnerability. The Migration Toolkit for Containers enables migration of Kubernetes resources and container images between OpenShift clusters. The vendor advisory (RHSA-2026:25041) confirms the availability of a fixed version and recommends applying the update after ensuring all previous errata are applied.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause denial of service conditions in affected components using Axios, potentially disrupting observability and migration operations within OpenShift environments. There is no indication of remote code execution or data breach from this vulnerability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an updated version of the Migration Toolkit for Containers that addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply the latest errata and update to the fixed version as per the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:25041. Prior to applying the update, ensure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Containers
Description
The Migration Toolkit for Containers (MTC) enables you to migrate Kubernetes resources, persistent volume data, and internal container images between OpenShift Container Platform clusters, using the MTC web console or the Kubernetes API.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-25639 is a denial of service vulnerability in the Axios HTTP client library, specifically triggered via the __proto__ key in the mergeConfig function. This affects Kiali 2.11.7, part of Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.1, and the Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Containers. Red Hat has released updated versions of these products to remediate the vulnerability. The Migration Toolkit for Containers enables migration of Kubernetes resources and container images between OpenShift clusters. The vendor advisory (RHSA-2026:25041) confirms the availability of a fixed version and recommends applying the update after ensuring all previous errata are applied.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause denial of service conditions in affected components using Axios, potentially disrupting observability and migration operations within OpenShift environments. There is no indication of remote code execution or data breach from this vulnerability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an updated version of the Migration Toolkit for Containers that addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply the latest errata and update to the fixed version as per the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:25041. Prior to applying the update, ensure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:8499
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-40175"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a16096de29bf47b506352dd
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:21 UTC
Last enriched: 07/26/2026, 00:37:22 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 21:28:51 UTC
Views: 75
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