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GHSA-WG65-39GG-5WFJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-05 19:33 – Updated: 2026-05-05 19:33

Summary

Prometheus Azure AD remote write OAuth client secret exposed via config API

Details

Impact

Users who use Azure AD remote write with OAuth authentication are impacted.

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.

Patches

The problem has been patched by changing ClientSecret in OAuthConfig to Secret. Users should upgrade to 3.11.3 or 3.5.3 LTS.

Workarounds

Users who can not upgrade can switch to Managed Identity or Workload Identity authentication for Azure AD remote write, which do not involve a client secret.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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        "name": "github.com/prometheus/prometheus"
      },
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              "introduced": "0.45.2"
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-05T19:33:47Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-04T19:16:04Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nUsers who use Azure AD remote write with OAuth authentication are impacted.\n\nThe `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.\n\n### Patches\n\nThe problem has been patched by changing `ClientSecret` in `OAuthConfig` to `Secret`. Users should upgrade to 3.11.3 or 3.5.3 LTS.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nUsers  who can not upgrade can switch to Managed Identity or Workload Identity authentication for Azure AD remote write, which do not involve a client secret.",
  "id": "GHSA-wg65-39gg-5wfj",
  "modified": "2026-05-05T19:33:47Z",
  "published": "2026-05-05T19:33:47Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/security/advisories/GHSA-wg65-39gg-5wfj"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42151"
    },
    {
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    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pull/18590"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/releases/tag/v3.11.3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/releases/tag/v3.5.3"
    }
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
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}

CVE-2026-42151 (GCVE-0-2026-42151)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-04 18:12 – Updated: 2026-05-04 19:55

Title

Prometheus Azure AD remote write OAuth client secret exposed via config API

Summary

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.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/security…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pull/18587	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pull/18590	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/releases…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/releases…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
prometheus	prometheus	Affected: < 3.5.3 Affected: >= 3.6.0, < 3.11.3

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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