Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-1191 is a credential exposure issue in Cloud Foundry Garden-runC before 1.11.0. Someone who can read Garden logs may find leaked credentials and use them for authenticated actions. The public bundle does not provide CVSS scoring or evidence of active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted credential exposure risk, not a confirmed mass-exploitation emergency. Prioritize environments with old Garden-runC versions and broad log access, because leaked credentials can enable authenticated follow-on actions.
Technical view
The issue is classified as CWE-215, information exposure through debug or log data. Affected software is Cloud Foundry Garden-runC versions prior to 1.11.0. The exposed data is credentials in Garden logs, creating risk where log access is broadly granted or logs are centralized without secret controls.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to Cloud Foundry environments running Garden-runC before 1.11.0 where users or services can access Garden logs. Centralized log platforms may broaden the number of people or systems able to view leaked credentials.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show KEV listing or active exploitation. Abuse requires access to Garden logs, then use of any leaked credentials for authenticated actions. The bundle does not identify remote unauthenticated exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse in the supplied bundle: no CVSS vector, no detailed vulnerable code path, and no exploit telemetry. Focus research on affected version confirmation, log access boundaries, whether credentials appear in retained logs, and downstream privileges of any exposed credentials.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Cloud Foundry Garden-runC to version 1.11.0 or later.
- Review the Cloud Foundry advisory before operational changes.
- Restrict access to Garden logs to approved administrators and services.
- Rotate credentials found in affected Garden logs.
- Review centralized logging retention and secret-handling controls.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Cloud Foundry deployments for Garden-runC versions before 1.11.0.
- Confirm Garden logs are not broadly readable by users or applications.
- Scan retained Garden logs for exposed credentials using approved tooling.
- Verify any discovered credentials were revoked or rotated.
- Check vendor guidance for any additional environment-specific steps.
Public sources used
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2018-1191/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Debugging Code
Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Debugging Code represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.