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CVE-2026-42151: Prometheus Azure AD remote write OAuth client secret exposed via config API

May 5, 2026 (updated September 1, 2026)

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.

References

  • 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
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40970
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40972
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40974
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41019
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41030
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41031
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41066
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42146
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42796
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42852
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43052
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44622
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47149
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47952
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50843
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50874
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53412
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53413
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53415
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53530
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54288
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54427
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56340
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57191
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60386
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60387
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60388
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60389
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60390
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60391
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60441
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60477
  • access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42151
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466507
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-wg65-39gg-5wfj
  • github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pull/18587
  • 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
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42151
  • security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42151.json

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.45.2 before 0.311.3

Fixed versions

  • 0.311.3

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.311.3 or above.

Impact 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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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-256: Plaintext Storage of a Password
  • CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Source file

go/github.com/prometheus/prometheus/CVE-2026-42151.yml

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