Authorization Bypass in Apache Camel K Custom Resource Resolution

Authorization bypass through User-Controlled key vulnerability in Apache Camel K. An authorization vulnerability in custom resource resolution allows a tenant to reference secrets by name in the operator namespace, potentially exposing secrets belonging to other tenants or operator components. This issue affects Apache Camel K: from 2.0.0 before 2.9.3, from 2.10.1 before 2.10.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.3, 2.10.2 or 2.11.0, which fixes the issue.

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Analysis

Apache Camel K versions 2.0.0 through 2.9.2 and 2.10.1 through 2.10.1 contain a critical authorization bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-80354, CVSS 8.1) in custom resource resolution that allows tenants to reference secrets by name across namespace boundaries. This CWE-639 (User-Controlled Key) flaw enables attackers to access secrets belonging to other tenants or operator components, creating a privilege escalation pathway in multi-tenant Kubernetes environments. Organizations running affected Camel K versions in shared cluster infrastructures face immediate risk of credential theft, lateral movement, and exposure of sensitive operational data.

Casky's 283 mapped security skills leverage Claude AI with extended reasoning to detect the attack patterns underlying this vulnerability across MITRE ATT&CK's Privilege Escalation (TA0004) and Credential Access (TA0006) tactic clusters. Practitioners using Casky would identify suspicious findings including: unauthorized cross-namespace secret enumeration attempts, unusual secret reference patterns in custom resource definitions, anomalous credential access from non-owning service accounts, and privilege elevation indicators where tenant workloads suddenly gain access to operator-level secrets. The platform's skill set enables detection of the reconnaissance phase (secret name probing), exploitation attempts (malicious custom resource creation), and post-exploitation activities (credential exfiltration) that characterize this authorization bypass attack chain.

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283 Casky skills cover this attack pattern

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abusing-dpapi-for-credential-access

red teaming · high

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abusing-shadow-credentials-for-privesc

red teaming · high

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Access with Stolen Session Cookie

identity access management · low

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MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

TA0004 TA0006

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