Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as high-privileged Terraform operator
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ExploitInvoke redfish_certificate resource
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ExecutionSensitive data written to logs/state
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ImpactRead logs/state to harvest exposed information
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A09:2025 - Security Logging & Alerting Failures
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Log data sanitization
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| Exploitation Conditions | Requires an attacker with High privileges (PR:H) in the Terraform workflow plus user interaction (UI:R) - specifically the execution of a configuration using the redfish_certificate resource in the Dell Terraform Provider for Redfish, versions 1.1.0 through 1.6.1. Exploitation further depends on access to where the sensitive data is exposed (Terraform debug logs, state files, or CI/CD output), per CWE-532. Limiting factors: the privileged-operator requirement, the need for the vulnerable resource to be actively used, the bounded version range, and the low confidentiality impact (C:L) constrain realistic abuse to actors already close to the automation pipeline. |
| Impact | This is a low-severity (CVSS 4.3) information-exposure issue (CWE-532) that is unlikely to be a patching priority for most organizations. The Dell-assigned CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) requires High privileges (PR:H) and user interaction (UI:R), both of which substantially raise the bar for abuse - exploitation presupposes an attacker who is already a privileged operator of the Terraform workflow, so the vulnerability mostly re-exposes data that such an actor could often already reach. No EPSS score, KEV listing, POC, or SSVC decision data was provided in the input, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of exploitation probability; this is a static severity read, not an exploitation-likelihood read. Note one internal inconsistency: the description and CWE-532 describe pure sensitive-information exposure, yet the vendor vector assigns Integrity (I:L) and Availability (A:L) impacts - a log/state-disclosure weakness would normally affect confidentiality only, so the I:L/A:L scoring should be verified against the Dell advisory (DSA-2026-434). Bottom line: genuinely low real-world risk given PR:H + UI:R and a niche IaC provider; not an urgent priority absent any exploitation signal. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A privileged user runs a Terraform plan/apply that invokes the redfish_certificate resource against a Dell server; sensitive material (e.g., certificate data) is written into Terraform debug logs or state. Another actor with access to those logs, state files, or CI/CD artifacts then reads the exposed information. No public exploit code is identified, and the network vector is gated by High privileges and required user interaction. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026
Sensitive information handled by the redfish_certificate resource in the Dell Terraform Provider for Redfish (versions 1.1.0 through 1.6.1) can be exposed to unauthorized parties through CWE-532 weakness, most plausibly via Terraform debug logs, state files, or CI/CD console output. Exploitation requires a high-privileged actor operating within the Terraform workflow (PR:H) who also has access to wherever the sensitive data is written, so realistic abuse is confined to users already close to the automation pipeline; the bounded version range and low confidentiality impact further constrain it. The vendor scores this CVSS 4.3, and our independent assessment concurs at 4.3 with confidentiality-only impact, making it a low-severity information-exposure issue rather than an urgent patching priority. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Upgrade the Dell Terraform Provider for Redfish to a release beyond the vulnerable 1.1.0-1.6.1 range; the exact fixed version is not enumerated in the data provided, so confirm it in Dell advisory DSA-2026-434 (https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000515444/dsa-2026-434-security-update-for-dell-terraform-provider-for-dell-server-multiple-vulnerabilities) and pin it explicitly in the required_providers block so every workspace and CI runner picks it up. Until the upgrade is applied, compensating controls that limit the exposure path: do not run the provider with TF_LOG set to DEBUG or TRACE in shared pipelines, since that is the most direct route for certificate and credential material into build logs (trade-off: reduced diagnostics make provider troubleshooting harder), and scrub or disable CI log retention for jobs that invoke redfish_certificate. Treat Terraform state and plan files as secrets - store them in an encrypted, access-controlled remote backend, restrict read access to the minimum set of operators and service accounts, and rotate any Redfish credentials or certificate private keys that may already have appeared in logs or state (trade-off: adds backend/key-management overhead and requires credential rotation windows). Because exploitation depends on high privileges plus access to the log/state artifacts, tightening who can read pipeline output and state is the highest-value short-term control alongside patching.
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The vulnerability class is CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File), which describes sensitive data being written to a log or diagnostic output that is not adequately protected. The affected component is the Dell Terraform Provider for Redfish, a Go-based Terraform provider plugin that talks to Redfish REST APIs on Dell BMC/iDRAC management controllers; its redfish_certificate resource provisions and manages X.509 certificate material on those endpoints. Certificate bodies, private keys, and the Redfish credentials used to authenticate to the management controller can be captured by the provider's diagnostic path and end up in Terraform's TF_LOG=DEBUG/TRACE output, the JSON state file, plan files, or CI/CD job logs - artifacts that are frequently retained, shared, or readable by users beyond the operator who ran the configuration. The CPE record (cpe:2.3:a:dell:terraform_provider_for_redfish:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) covers the product without pinning a version, while the description bounds the vulnerable releases to 1.1.0 through 1.6.1. The vendor vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L and our independent assessment is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, with both agreeing on a high-privileged actor and low confidentiality impact.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE-532 writes sensitive data to Terraform logs/state, so disclosure needs local access to those artifacts (AV:L) and privileged provider operation (PR:H); only confidentiality is affected (C:L, I:N, A:N).
Primary rating from Vendor (dell).
CVSS VectorVendor: dell
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Dell Terraform Provider for Redfish, versions 1.1.0 through 1.6.1, contains an Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in the redfish_certificate resource component. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information exposure.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
EUVD-2026-101145
GHSA-q86g-x648-4r76
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