Romeo's invalid NetworkPolicy enables a malicious actor to pivot into another namespaceGHSA-fgm3-q9r5-43v9
Fix: ctfer-io/romeo@3bb5e9dGHSA-fgm3-q9r5-43v9 is a CWE-284 vulnerability in github.com/ctfer-io/romeo/environment/deploy. A fix is available for github.com/ctfer-io/romeo/environment/deploy — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- 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 GHSA-fgm3-q9r5-43v9.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
github.com/ctfer-io/romeo/environment/deployReal-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
Romeo gives the capability to reach high code coverage of Go ≥1.20 apps by helping to measure code coverage for functional and integration tests within GitHub Actions. Prior to version 0.2.1, due to a mis-written NetworkPolicy, a malicious actor can pivot from the "hardened" namespace to any Pod out of it. This breaks the security-by-default property expected as part of the deployment program, leading to a potential lateral movement. Removing the inter-ns NetworkPolicy patches the vulnerability in version 0.2.1. If updates are not possible in production environments, manually delete inter-ns and update as soon as possible. Given one's context, delete the failing network policy that should be prefixed by inter-ns- in the target namespace.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/ctfer-io/romeo/environment/deploy | all versions | 0.2.1go get github.com/ctfer-io/romeo/environment/deploy@v0.2.1 |
Affected Products
romeoctfer-ioDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/ctfer-io/romeo/environment/deploy, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/ctfer-io/romeo/environment/deploy to 0.2.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-fgm3-q9r5-43v9 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.
Frequently Asked Questions
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