GitHub Advisoryadvisory · NuGet

GHSA-rxrh-4j9h-xgg9 Steeltoe: TLS private keys written to /tmp with default permissions, never deleted

MEDIUM Published 2026-07-02 Modified 2026-07-02 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-50267
Ecosystem
NuGet
Packages
Steeltoe.Configuration.Abstractions
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-312, CWE-732
Reviewed
2026-07-02

Affected packages

• NuGet Steeltoe.Configuration.Abstractions: >= 4.0.0, < 4.2.0 → fixed in 4.2.0

Description

Summary 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//environ`. Impact Any process co-located in the container that runs as a different UID can read the TLS client private key from `/tmp` and use it to impersonate the application when connecting to the backing database over mutual TLS. Affected configuration • Application is deployed on Cloud Foundry or another environment that populates `VCAP_SERVICES` with a MySQL or PostgreSQL service binding that includes `sslKey` credentials. • A process running as a different UID shares the container's filesystem. Mitigations If an immediate upgrade is not possible, prevent other processes from running in the container under a different UID with access to `/tmp`.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-50267 Steeltoe is an open source project that provides a collection of libraries that helps users build cloud-native applications. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

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

References