Critical severity · published Aug 27, 2026
CVE-2026-50152
Ceph Monitor subscription handler improperly authorizes config-key store reads, exposing cluster secrets to read-only users
9.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Ceph is an open-source distributed storage platform providing object, block, and file storage. In versions prior to 20.2.4 and 19.2.6, the Monitor subscription handler fails to properly authorize access to the configuration-key store, allowing any CephX user with only `mon allow r` capabilities to read the entire store by sending a single crafted MMonSubscribe message. The config-key store holds sensitive secrets including OSD LUKS disk-encryption passphrases and, on cephadm-managed clusters, the SSH private key that cephadm uses to reach every host in the cluster. Because that key grants root on every node under the default cephadm configuration, a low-privileged read-only account can escalate to full cluster and host compromise. This issue is fixed in versions 20.2.4 and 19.2.6
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 16% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CE
ceph · ceph
>= 19.0.0, < 19.2.6; >= 20.0.0, < 20.2.4 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50152
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50152
github.com
https://github.com/ceph/ceph/commit/d971bb2b6199f70b1708a20a63fa944ee7a94727
github.com
https://github.com/ceph/ceph/commit/f2840d2fd338ab5de2865f0f78684bbf7b888c84
github.com
https://github.com/ceph/ceph/security/advisories/GHSA-rg9p-5xcp-wm8h
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