CVE-2025-11393 — runtimes-inventory-operat…
HIGHCVE-2025-11393 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.7) CWE-441 vulnerability in github.com/RedHatInsights/runtimes-inventory-operator. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.
Misconfigured Internal Proxy in runtimes-inventory-rhel8-operator Grants Standard Users Full Cluster Administrator Access
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2025-11393.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
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Real-World Exposure
github.com/RedHatInsights/runtimes-inventory-operatorReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
A flaw was found in runtimes-inventory-rhel8-operator. An internal proxy component is incorrectly configured. Because of this flaw, the proxy attaches the cluster's main administrative credentials to any command it receives, instead of only the specific reports it is supposed to handle.
This allows a standard user within the cluster to send unauthorized commands to the management platform, effectively acting with the full permissions of the cluster administrator. This could lead to unauthorized changes to the cluster's configuration or status on the Red Hat platform.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/RedHatInsights/runtimes-inventory-operator | all versions | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/RedHatInsights/runtimes-inventory-operator, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
The records we use list no patched version of github.com/RedHatInsights/runtimes-inventory-operator for CVE-2025-11393. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
Add the following to the Cryostat or JWS subscription YAML: > spec: > config: > env: > - name: INSIGHTS_ENABLED > value: "false" This will disable the affected proxy server. (Note: due to a separate issue, the above step will cause a crash loop in the Insights container for the operator, but this is harmless).Source: Red Hat security advisory for CVE-2025-11393 (CC BY 4.0)
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Lightspeed (formerly Insights) for Runtimes 1.0 | rh-lightspeed-runtimes/runtimes-inventory-rhel9-operator:1.0.0-1765483112 | RHSA-2025:23236 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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