Vulnerabilities in pkg:nuget/Steeltoe.Management.EndpointCore
PACKAGECVE-2026-50200 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) steeltoe's env sanitizer misses connection vulnerability (CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information) affecting Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint libraries in the NuGet ecosystem. The issue involves steeltoe's env sanitizer misses connection strings — leaks embedded db passwords. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 4.2.0, 3.4.0.
pkg:nuget/Steeltoe.Management.EndpointCore
Vulnerability advisories affecting package pkg:nuget/Steeltoe.Management.EndpointCore. Select an advisory below to view technical details or fixes.
| Advisory ID | CVE / NVD | Severity | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-q62h-354g-5r85 | CVE-2026-50200 | HIGH | Steeltoe's env sanitizer misses connection strings — leaks embedded DB passwords |
| GHSA-58f6-6rj2-3v8r | CVE-2026-50194 | HIGH | Steeltoe vulnerable to management-port isolation bypass via spoofed Host header |
CVE-2026-50200 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2026-50200
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint to 4.2.0
Upgrade Steeltoe.Management.EndpointCore to 3.4.0
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2026-50200, inspect your project dependencies for Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint:
inspect dependencies for Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 4.2.0), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information, where the product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. In Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2026-50200 Affected Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint
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NuGet |
< 4.2.0
|
4.2.0
|
|
Steeltoe.Management.EndpointCore
|
NuGet |
< 3.4.0
|
3.4.0
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-q62h-354g-5r85",
"modified" : "2026-07-02T20:31:11Z",
"published" : "2026-07-02T20:31:11Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2026-50200" ],
"summary" : "Steeltoe's env sanitizer misses connection strings — leaks embedded DB passwords",
"details" : "### Summary\n\nThe `Sanitizer` component in the Environment actuator redacts configuration values by matching the configuration key name against a suffix list. The default list (`password`, `secret`, `key`, `token`, `.*credentials.*`, `vcap_services`) does not cover the standard .NET pattern `ConnectionStrings:<name>` or Steeltoe Connectors' `Steeltoe:Client:<type>:Default:ConnectionString`. There is no value-based scrubbing, so full connection string values including embedded `Password=` and `user:pass@host` segments are returned verbatim in `/actuator/env` responses.\n\n### Impact\n\nAny caller who can reach `/actuator/env` can receive connection strings containing plaintext credentials. Those credentials enable direct connection to the backing database, bypassing the application tier.\n\n### Affected configuration\n\n- Application configuration contains credentials in `ConnectionStrings:*` or `*:ConnectionString` keys.\n- On standard deployments: `env` is added to `Management:Endpoints:Actuator:Exposure:Include`. This is not the default.\n- On Cloud Foundry: the `/cloudfoundryapplication/env` path is accessible to any authenticated CF user with `read_basic_data` permissions (Space Auditor and above) regardless of the exposure configuration.\n\n### Mitigations\n\nIf an immediate upgrade is not possible:\n\n- On the standard path, remove `env` from the actuator exposure list.\n- Add `.*connectionstring.*` to `KeysToSanitize` as a defense-in-depth measure for both paths.\n- Require authorization on actuator endpoints.",
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"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50200"
}, {
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"url" : "https://github.com/SteeltoeOSS/Steeltoe/commit/bef9f14b710232fca3fbe87e48fdd1b9e6b60d43"
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"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/SteeltoeOSS/Steeltoe/commit/e50cd31a429b191841120f0d38fa9dda8f751b0a"
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"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/SteeltoeOSS/Steeltoe"
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"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-200", "CWE-319" ],
"severity" : "HIGH",
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"nvd_published_at" : "2026-06-17T22:16:24Z"
}
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