CVE-2026-42151: Prometheus Azure AD remote write OAuth client secret exposed via config API
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 30/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.35% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
- Fixed version: azl3 telegraf 1.31.0-22 on Azure Linux 3.0 1.31.0-22.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to azl3 telegraf 1.31.0-22 on Azure Linux 3.0 1.31.0-22 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Prometheus is an open-source monitoring system and time series database. Prior to versions 3.5.3 and 3.11.3, the client_secret field in the Azure AD remote write OAuth configuration (storage/remote/azuread) was typed as string instead of Secret. Prometheus redacts fields of type Secret when serving the configuration via the /-/config HTTP API endpoint. Because the field was a plain string, the Azure OAuth client secret was exposed in plaintext to any user or process with access to that endpoint. This issue has been patched in versions 3.5.3 and 3.11.3.
- GHSA-wg65-39gg-5wfj
- ALSA-2026:34357
- ALSA-2026:34359
- GO-2026-5710
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10676-1
- RHSA-2026:25039
- RHSA-2026:25245
- RHSA-2026:25504
- RHSA-2026:34357
- RHSA-2026:34359
- RHSA-2026:36796
- RHSA-2026:41019
- RHSA-2026:53412
- RHSA-2026:53413
- RHSA-2026:53415
- RLSA-2026:34357
- RLSA-2026:34359
- SUSE-SU-2026:2768-1
- SUSE-SU-2026:2774-1
- Published
- May 4, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 10, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 28th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-200
Report tools
Action score
30
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 7.5
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Get told when this record changes
- Not in KEV: no record of exploitation in the wild
- No public exploit code on record
- A fix has been released
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Noroxi analysis
What does it mean in your environment?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| prometheus | prometheus | cpe:2.3:a:prometheus:prometheus |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- prometheus prometheus2.48.0 and later · before 3.5.3
- prometheus prometheus3.6.0 and later · before 3.11.3
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
prometheus prometheus
- < 3.5.3, >= 3.6.0, < 3.11.3affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | opentelemetry-collector | before 0.152.1-1.el10_2 | 0.152.1-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | opentelemetry-collector | before 0.152.1-1.el9_8 | 0.152.1-1.el9_8 |
| Debian:13 | prometheus | from 0 | — |
| Debian:14 | prometheus | before 3.5.3+ds1-1 | 3.5.3+ds1-1 |
| Go | github.com/prometheus/prometheus | from 0.45.2 · before 0.311.3 | 0.311.3 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | golang-github-prometheus-prometheus | before 3.11.3-1.1 | 3.11.3-1.1 |
| Red Hat:edge_manager:1.0::el9 | flightctl | before 0:1.0.3-1.el9em | 0:1.0.3-1.el9em |
| Red Hat:edge_manager:1.0::el9 | flightctl-agent | before 0:1.0.3-1.el9em | 0:1.0.3-1.el9em |
| Red Hat:edge_manager:1.0::el9 | flightctl-cli | before 0:1.0.3-1.el9em | 0:1.0.3-1.el9em |
| Red Hat:edge_manager:1.0::el9 | flightctl-selinux | before 0:1.0.3-1.el9em | 0:1.0.3-1.el9em |
| Red Hat:edge_manager:1.1::el10 | flightctl | before 0:1.1.3-1.el10em | 0:1.1.3-1.el10em |
| Red Hat:edge_manager:1.1::el10 | flightctl-agent | before 0:1.1.3-1.el10em | 0:1.1.3-1.el10em |
| Red Hat:edge_manager:1.1::el10 | flightctl-cli | before 0:1.1.3-1.el10em | 0:1.1.3-1.el10em |
| Red Hat:edge_manager:1.1::el9 | flightctl | before 0:1.1.3-1.el9em | 0:1.1.3-1.el9em |
| Red Hat:edge_manager:1.1::el9 | flightctl-agent | before 0:1.1.3-1.el9em | 0:1.1.3-1.el9em |
| Red Hat:edge_manager:1.1::el9 | flightctl-cli | before 0:1.1.3-1.el9em | 0:1.1.3-1.el9em |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0 | opentelemetry-collector | before 0:0.152.1-1.el10_0 | 0:0.152.1-1.el10_0 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | opentelemetry-collector | before 0:0.152.1-1.el10_2 | 0:0.152.1-1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | opentelemetry-collector | before 0:0.152.1-1.el9_8 | 0:0.152.1-1.el9_8 |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | jaeger | before 0:2.19.0-1.hum1 | 0:2.19.0-1.hum1 |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | opentelemetry-collector | before 0:0.153.0-1.hum1 | 0:0.153.0-1.hum1 |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | opentelemetry-collector-contrib | before 0:0.153.0-1.hum1 | 0:0.153.0-1.hum1 |
| Red Hat:rhel_e4s:9.4::appstream | opentelemetry-collector | before 0:0.152.1-1.el9_4 | 0:0.152.1-1.el9_4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream | opentelemetry-collector | before 0:0.152.1-1.el9_6 | 0:0.152.1-1.el9_6 |
+66
Same product
prometheus: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-42154Prometheus: remote read endpoint allows denial of service via crafted snappy payload30Monitor
- CVE-2021-29622Arbitrary redirects under /new endpoint30Monitor
- CVE-2019-3826A stored, DOM based, cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in Prometheus before version 2.7.1.25Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-40179Apr 15, 2026 · Prometheus: Stored XSS via metric names and label values in web UI tooltips and metrics explorer21Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-44903May 26, 2026 · Prometheus: Stored XSS via crafted histogram bucket label values in the heatmap display of the old Prometheus web UI20Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| azl3 telegraf 1.31.0-22 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 1.31.0-22 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| almalinux:opentelemetry-collector | 0.152.1-1.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:prometheus | 3.5.3+ds1-1 · Debian:14 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Go:github.com/prometheus/prometheus | 0.311.3 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:golang-github-prometheus-prometheus | 3.11.3-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:flightctl | 0:1.0.3-1.el9em · Red Hat:edge_manager:1.0::el9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:flightctl-agent | 0:1.0.3-1.el9em · Red Hat:edge_manager:1.0::el9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:flightctl-cli | 0:1.0.3-1.el9em · Red Hat:edge_manager:1.0::el9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:flightctl-selinux | 0:1.0.3-1.el9em · Red Hat:edge_manager:1.0::el9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:jaeger | 0:2.19.0-1.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:opentelemetry-collector | 0:0.153.0-1.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:opentelemetry-collector-contrib | 0:0.153.0-1.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:opentelemetry-collector | 0:0.152.1-1.el10_2 · Rocky Linux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:dracut-saltboot | 1.2.1-150002.3.9.1 · SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:golang-github-boynux-squid_exporter | 1.13.0-150002.3.6.2 · SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:golang-github-lusitaniae-apache_exporter | 1.0.10-150002.3.9.2 · SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:golang-github-prometheus-alertmanager | 0.28.1-150002.4.11.1 · SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:golang-github-prometheus-node_exporter | 1.10.2-150002.3.6.2 · SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:golang-github-prometheus-prometheus | 3.5.3-150002.3.13.1 · SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:golang-github-QubitProducts-exporter_exporter | 0.4.0-150002.3.6.2 · SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:grafana | 11.6.14+security04-150002.4.21.1 · SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:mgr-push | 5.2.4-150002.3.9.1 · SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:prometheus-blackbox_exporter | 0.26.0-150002.3.11.1 · SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:prometheus-postgres_exporter | 0.10.1-150002.3.3.2 · SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:python-defusedxml-sle15 | 0.7.1-150002.1.3.1 · SUSE:Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
—
Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-secondary
Root cause
The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-200 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
{
"permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],
"background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }
}Fixed
{
"permissions": ["activeTab"],
"host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]
}Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- ExcavationCAPEC-116likelihood: High · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
- FootprintingCAPEC-169likelihood: High · Very Low
- Exploiting Trust in ClientCAPEC-22likelihood: High · High
- FingerprintingCAPEC-224likelihood: High · Very Low
- ICMP Echo Request PingCAPEC-285likelihood: Medium · Low
- TCP SYN ScanCAPEC-287Low
- Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) RecordsCAPEC-290Low
ATT&CK techniques
- System Service DiscoveryT1007
- System Network Configuration DiscoveryT1016
- Remote System DiscoveryT1018
- System Owner/User DiscoveryT1033
- Masquerading: Match Legitimate Name or LocationT1036.005
- Network Service ScanningT1046
- System Network Connections DiscoveryT1049
- Process DiscoveryT1057
- Permission Groups DiscoveryT1069
- System Information DiscoveryT1082
- File and Directory DiscoveryT1083
- Account DiscoveryT1087
- Multi-Factor Authentication InterceptionT1111
- Peripheral Device DiscoveryT1120
- System Time DiscoveryT1124
- Access Token Manipulation:Token Impersonation/TheftT1134.001
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pull/18590
- github.com/prometheus/prometheus/releases/tag/v3.11.3
- github.com/prometheus/prometheus/releases/tag/v3.5.3
- github.com/prometheus/prometheus/security/advisories/GHSA-wg65-39gg-5wfj
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25039
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25245
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25504
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34357
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34359
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36651
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36796
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36797
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37267
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37271
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37272
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40118
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40262
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40768
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40945
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.