CVE-2026-110210 in Console
Summary
by MITRE • 10/13/2026
Phase Console through 2.77.3 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows organisation members without Secrets read permission to read secret history via the secretHistory GraphQL query. Attackers holding an environment key can supply a known secret identifier to retrieve encrypted secret events and decrypt values using their wrapped environment key.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 10/13/2026
The identified vulnerability in Phase Console versions through 2.77.3 represents a critical failure in access control mechanisms, specifically classified under CWE-862 as Missing Authorization. This flaw resides within the application's GraphQL API layer, where the secretHistory query endpoint fails to enforce proper permission checks against the requesting user or service account context. The core technical deficiency lies in the server-side logic that processes requests for historical data of secrets; rather than validating whether the caller possesses explicit read permissions for specific secrets or organizations, the system relies on insufficient assumptions about the requester's privileges. This architectural oversight allows any authenticated entity with an environment key to bypass intended restrictions and access sensitive audit trails containing past secret values.
From a technical perspective, the exploitation vector involves supplying a known secret identifier within the GraphQL mutation payload. Because the authorization check is absent or incorrectly implemented for this specific query, the server returns encrypted versions of historical secret events regardless of the caller's actual role-based permissions. The severity of this vulnerability is significantly amplified by the cryptographic context in which Phase operates. Attackers possessing an environment key can leverage this key to decrypt the retrieved encrypted secret history. This capability effectively neutralizes the protection offered by encryption at rest or in transit, as the attacker gains access to plaintext values of secrets that were previously rotated or revoked but remain accessible through historical records.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe, leading directly to CWE-200: Information Exposure and potentially CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials if those secrets are static API keys or tokens. By accessing the secret history, an attacker can uncover legacy credentials that may still be active in downstream services, CI/CD pipelines, or infrastructure configurations. This exposure facilitates lateral movement within a compromised environment, as historical secrets often retain valid permissions longer than current ones due to delayed rotation practices. Furthermore, this aligns with MITRE ATT&CK technique T1530: Data from Cloud Storage Object Dumps and T1602: Indicator Removal on Host if the attacker uses these credentials to maintain persistence or exfiltrate data without triggering modern detection systems that focus solely on current active secrets.
Mitigation strategies must address both immediate remediation and long-term architectural improvements. The primary fix involves updating Phase Console to version 2.77.4 or later, where this authorization gap has been patched by enforcing strict permission checks before returning secret history data. For organizations unable to patch immediately due to operational constraints, a temporary workaround includes revoking access for any service accounts or users that do not strictly require visibility into historical secret values and rotating all environment keys associated with affected instances. Additionally, security teams should audit their CI/CD pipelines and deployment scripts to identify where legacy secrets are still being utilized, ensuring that even if such data is exposed in the future, its utility to an attacker is minimized by deprecating old credentials promptly. Implementing comprehensive logging and monitoring for GraphQL query patterns can also aid in detecting potential exploitation attempts before significant damage occurs.