CVE-2023-0436: MongoDB Atlas Kubernetes Operator

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The affected versions of MongoDB Atlas Kubernetes Operator may print sensitive information like GCP service account keys and API integration secrets while DEBUG mode logging is enabled. This issue affects MongoDB Atlas Kubernetes Operator versions: 1.5.0, 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.7.0. Please note that this is reported on an EOL version of the product, and users are advised to upgrade to the latest supported version. Required Configuration:  DEBUG logging is not enabled by default, and must be configured by the end-user. To check the log-level of the Operator, review the flags passed in your deployment configuration (eg. https://github.com/mongodb/mongodb-atlas-kubernetes/blob/main/config/manager/manager.yaml#L27 https://github.com/mongodb/mongodb-atlas-kubernetes/blob/main/config/manager/manager.yaml#L27 )

Affected products

• MongoDB Atlas Kubernetes Operator: from 1.6.0, before 1.7.1 (fixed in 1.7.1); version 1.5.0 only

Published 2023-11-07. Last modified 2026-06-17.