When calicoctl is invoked with --log-level=info or --log-level=debug, the client prints the full contents of its loaded connection-configuration struct to stderr in a single log line. The struct embeds every credential calicoctl uses to talk to the cluster — inline kubeconfig (with bearer token), Kubernetes API bearer token, etcd password, and inline PEM-encoded etcd client certificate and key. Any reader of that stderr stream — CI job logs, session-recording archives, shared support-ticket transcripts, or local filesystem viewers on the host that ran calicoctl — can extract these credentials with zero Kubernetes privilege. calicoctl's default log level is panic, so this issue only triggers when verbose logging is explicitly enabled.
CVE-2026-6720
This high-severity CVE scores 7.2 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 87% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.2
- EG Score
- 7.2(medium)
- EG Risk
- 32(Track)EG Risk 32/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity72% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 13%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 28, 2026
Last Modified
May 29, 2026
Advisory Details (4)
Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026Security Bulletins – TTA-2026-003, CVE-2026-6720 | Tigera – Creator of Calico
https://www.tigera.io/security-bulletins/tta-2026-003/[release 3.31] Remove sensitive info from logs (pick 12535)
Fix merged in projectcalico/calico PR #12537 on 2026-04-20 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/pull/12537[release 3.32] Remove sensitive info from logs (pick 12535)
Fix merged in projectcalico/calico PR #12536 on 2026-04-20 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/pull/12536Sanitize calicoctl log output
Fix merged in projectcalico/calico PR #12535 on 2026-04-20 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/projectcalico/calico/pull/12535Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-6720(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(2 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/projectcalico/calicoctl | — | — | — |
| github.com/projectcalico/calicoctl/v3 | — | 3.31.6 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
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