CVE-2026-50267 PUBLISHED

Steeltoe: TLS private keys written to /tmp with default permissions, never deleted

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 04.06.2026 Published: 17.06.2026 Updated: 17.06.2026

Steeltoe is an open source project that provides a collection of libraries that helps users build cloud-native applications. In Steeltoe.Configuration.Abstractions 4.0.0 through 4.1.0, when MySQL or PostgreSQL service bindings from VCAP_SERVICES include TLS client credentials, the Connectors library writes those credentials to temporary files in Path.GetTempPath() using File.CreateText. On Linux, File.CreateText creates files with mode 0644 (world-readable) under the process umask, and the files are never deleted. The same key material is protected at mode 0400 in /proc/<pid>/environ. Steeltoe.Configuration.Abstractions version 4.2.0 patches the issue. If an immediate upgrade is not possible, prevent other processes from running in the container under a different UID with access to /tmp.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 4.7

Product Status

Vendor SteeltoeOSS
Product Steeltoe.Configuration.Abstractions
Versions
  • Version >= 4.0.0, < 4.2.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information CWE
  • CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource CWE