CVE-2024-41265: cortex establishes TLS connections with `InsecureSkipVerify` set to `true`

August 1, 2024 (updated December 20, 2025)

A TLS certificate verification issue discovered in cortex v0.42.1 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via the makeOperatorRequest function.

References

gist.github.com/nyxfqq/1a8237f3f9cf793c6433f08b17d1593c
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vw7g-3cc7-7rmh
github.com/cortexproject/cortex
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41265
pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-3036

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