Description
When Calico is configured with the Azure IPAM plugin, the Calico CNI binary mutates the incoming CNI configuration to attach subnet information before delegating to the IPAM plugin. After mutating, the Azure IPAM helper logs the entire unmarshaled configuration map (stdinData) at INFO level to /var/log/calico/cni/cni.log on every CNI ADD and DEL invocation — once per pod scheduled or terminated on the node. When the cluster is deployed using token-based Kubernetes authentication, this log entry contains the ServiceAccount token, client key, and certificate authority in plaintext. Any principal with read access to /var/log/calico/cni/cni.log on a node can read these logs and extract the credentials, which grant cluster-wide Calico networking admin privileges.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigera | Calico | < 3.32.0 | 3.32.0 |
| Tigera | Calico Enterprise | < 3.21.7, 3.22.0 – < 3.22.3 | 3.21.7 |
| Tigera | Calico Cloud | < 22.4.0 | 22.4.0 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/projectcalico/calico | >= 2.0.0, < 3.31.6 | 3.31.6 | GHSA-m67g-87rx-v42c |
| Go | github.com/projectcalico/calico | < 1.11.0-cni-plugin.0.20260417001138-cd73bc2cea0f | 1.11.0-cni-plugin.0.20260417001138-cd73bc2cea0f | GHSA-m67g-87rx-v42c |
| Go | github.com/projectcalico/calico/v3 | all versions | — | GO-2026-5891 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 31, 2026