CVE-2020-25678
ceph: mgr modules' passwords are in clear text in mgr logs
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · November 23, 2020
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Ceph where Ceph stores mgr module passwords in clear text. This issue can be found by searching the mgr logs for Grafana and dashboard, with passwords visible. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
Statement
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Red Hat Ceph Storage 4 is affected by this flaw, with the passwords visible under sudo. Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 is not affected by this flaw, and does not log passwords by default.
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage (RHOCS) 4 shipped Ceph package for the usage of RHOCS 4.2 only, that has reached End Of Life. Hence, the Ceph package is no longer used and supported with the release of RHOCS 4.3.
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform deployments use the Ceph package directly from the Ceph channel; the RHOSP package will not be updated at this time.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE-312 · Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information