CVE-2025-64171 — marin3r
Fix: 3scale-sre/marin3r@859b141CVE-2025-64171 is a CWE-862 vulnerability in github.com/3scale-sre/marin3r. A fix is available for github.com/3scale-sre/marin3r — see the affected versions and patch details below.
MARIN3R: Cross-Namespace Vulnerability in the Operator
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- 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-2025-64171.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Real-World Exposure
github.com/3scale-sre/marin3rReal-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
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.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/3scale-sre/marin3r | all versions | 0.13.4go get github.com/3scale-sre/marin3r@v0.13.4 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/3scale-sre/marin3r, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/3scale-sre/marin3r to 0.13.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-64171 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
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.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2025-64171 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2025-64171. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2025-64171 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2025-64171 across Go dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.