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fix(deps): update module github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager to v1.19.3 [security]#38

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This PR contains the following updates:

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GitHub Vulnerability Alerts

CVE-2026-25518

Impact

The cert-manager-controller performs DNS lookups during ACME DNS-01 processing (for zone discovery and propagation self-checks). By default, these lookups use standard unencrypted DNS.

An attacker who can intercept and modify DNS traffic from the cert-manager-controller pod can insert a crafted entry into cert-manager's DNS cache. Accessing this entry will trigger a panic, resulting in Denial of Service (DoS) of the cert-manager controller.

The issue can also be exploited if the authoritative DNS server for the domain being validated is controlled by a malicious actor.

Patches

The vulnerability was introduced in cert-manager v1.18.0 and has been patched in cert-manager v1.19.3 and v1.18.5, which are the supported minor releases at the time of publishing.

cert-manager versions prior to v1.18.0 are unaffected.

Workarounds

  • Using DNS-over-HTTPS reduces the risk of DNS traffic being intercepted and modified.
    • Note that DNS-over-HTTPS does not prevent the risk of an attacker-controlled authoritative DNS server.

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Credits

Huge thanks to Oleh Konko (@​1seal) for reporting the issue, providing a detailed PoC and an initial patch!


Release Notes

cert-manager/cert-manager (github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager)

v1.19.3

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