[18-stable] Update module github.com/google/cel-go to v0.30.0 [SECURITY] (18-stable) by ospk8s-renovate[bot] · Pull Request #1029 · openstack-k8s-operators/glance-operator

ospk8s-renovate · 2026-10-05T15:11:47Z

This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Change	Age	Confidence
github.com/google/cel-go	`v0.23.2` → `v0.30.0`

cel-go: JSON Private Fields Exposed via NativeTypes and ParseStructTag

GHSA-gcjh-h69q-9w9g

More information

Details

The function ext.NativeTypes(ParseStructTag("json")) does not honour the encoding/json skip directive json:"-". Fields tagged json:"-" are registered in the CEL type system under the literal name "-" and are readable from any user-submitted CEL expression via dyn(obj)["-"].

Additionally, newNativeTypes silently registers every nested struct reachable from the type passed to NativeTypes, including types from third-party dependencies the developer never examined.

Root cause

In fieldNameByTag, the helper used by ParseStructTag("json") to translate Go struct tags into CEL field names.

See at ext/native.go:146:

func fieldNameByTag(structTagToParse string) func(field reflect.StructField) string {
    return func(field reflect.StructField) string {
        tag, found := field.Tag.Lookup(structTagToParse)
        if found {
            splits := strings.Split(tag, ",")
            if len(splits) > 0 {
                // We make the assumption that the leftmost entry in the tag is the name.
                // This seems to be true for most tags that have the concept of a name/key, such as:
                // https://pkg.go.dev/encoding/xml#Marshal
                // https://pkg.go.dev/encoding/json#Marshal
                // https://pkg.go.dev/go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson#hdr-Structs
                // https://pkg.go.dev/go.yaml.in/yaml/v3#Marshal
                name := splits[0]
                return name
            }
        }

        return field.Name
    }
}

For a field tagged json:"-", this code splits the tag into []string{"-"} and returns "-" as the CEL field name. It never checks whether "-" is the JSON skip sentinel.

This contradicts the encoding/json rule that the source comment explicitly points readers to:

As a special case, if the field tag is "-", the field is always omitted. Note
that a field with name "-" can still be generated using the tag "-,".

The public option also documents JSON-style parsing as the intended behavior.
See at ext/native.go:190:

// ParseStructTag configures the struct tag to parse. The 0th item in the tag is used as the name of the CEL field.
// For example:
// If the tag to parse is "cel" and the struct field has tag cel:"foo", the CEL struct field will be "foo".
// If the tag to parse is "json" and the struct field has tag json:"foo,omitempty", the CEL struct field will be "foo".
func ParseStructTag(tag string) NativeTypesOption {
    return func(ntp *nativeTypeOptions) error {
        ntp.fieldNameHandler = fieldNameByTag(tag)
        return nil
    }
}

A developer using ParseStructTag("json") is therefore led to expect encoding/json field-name semantics. Instead, json:"-" is treated as a real field name.

The bad name is accepted during native type construction. newNativeType checks for duplicate field names, but it does not reject or skip empty names or skip sentinels.

See at ext/native.go:663:

if fieldNameHandler != nil {
    fieldNames := make(map[string]struct{})

    for idx := 0; idx < refType.NumField(); idx++ {
        field := refType.Field(idx)
        fieldName := toFieldName(fieldNameHandler, field)

        if _, found := fieldNames[fieldName]; found {
            return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid field name `%s` in struct `%s`: %w", fieldName, refType.Name(), errDuplicatedFieldName)
        } else {
            fieldNames[fieldName] = struct{}{}
        }
    }
}

Once accepted, the field becomes part of CEL's view of the type. Field enumeration reports it as a normal field name.

See at ext/native.go:286:

func (tp *nativeTypeProvider) FindStructFieldNames(typeName string) ([]string, bool) {
    if t, found := tp.nativeTypes[typeName]; found {
        fieldCount := t.refType.NumField()
        fields := make([]string, fieldCount)
        for i := 0; i < fieldCount; i++ {
            fields[i] = toFieldName(tp.options.fieldNameHandler, t.refType.Field(i))
        }
        return fields, true
    }
    if celTypeFields, found := tp.baseProvider.FindStructFieldNames(typeName); found {
        return celTypeFields, true
    }
    return tp.baseProvider.FindStructFieldNames(typeName)
}

Field lookup also treats the name as valid and returns the underlying Go field value.

See at ext/native.go:303:

func (tp *nativeTypeProvider) FindStructFieldType(typeName, fieldName string) (*types.FieldType, bool) {
    t, found := tp.nativeTypes[typeName]
    if !found {
        return tp.baseProvider.FindStructFieldType(typeName, fieldName)
    }
    refField, isDefined := t.hasField(fieldName)
    if !found || !isDefined {
        return nil, false
    }

    return &types.FieldType{
        IsSet: func(obj any) bool {
            refVal := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(obj))
            refField := refVal.FieldByName(refField.Name)
            return !refField.IsZero()
        },
        GetFrom: func(obj any) (any, error) {
            refVal := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(obj))
            refField := refVal.FieldByName(refField.Name)
            return getFieldValue(refField), nil
        },
    }, true
}

At runtime, native objects advertise index access.
See at ext/native.go:37:

var (
    nativeObjTraitMask = traits.FieldTesterType | traits.IndexerType
)

Because traits.IndexerType is present, a user expression can bypass ordinary field syntax and read the registered "-" field with bracket access:

dyn(req.auth)["-"]

The same mistaken name is also used when converting native objects to JSON-like CEL values. ConvertToNative(jsonStructType) iterates all Go struct fields, computes the CEL field name, and inserts it into the output map without applying the JSON skip rule.

See at ext/native.go:501:

case jsonStructType:
    refVal := reflect.Indirect(o.refValue)
    refType := refVal.Type()
    fields := make(map[string]*structpb.Value, refVal.NumField())
    for i := 0; i < refVal.NumField(); i++ {
        fieldType := refType.Field(i)
        fieldValue := refVal.Field(i)
        if !fieldValue.IsValid() || fieldValue.IsZero() {
            continue
        }
        fieldName := toFieldName(o.valType.fieldNameHandler, fieldType)
        fieldCELVal := o.NativeToValue(fieldValue.Interface())
        fieldJSONVal, err := fieldCELVal.ConvertToNative(jsonValueType)
        if err != nil {
            return nil, err
        }
        fields[fieldName] = fieldJSONVal.(*structpb.Value)
    }
    return &structpb.Struct{Fields: fields}, nil

This means a json:"-" secret is exposed in two ways: it can be read directly through CEL indexing as dyn(obj)["-"], and it can appear under the key "-" in JSON struct conversion output.

The blast radius is widened by newNativeTypes, which registers not only the type explicitly passed to NativeTypes, but also every nested struct reachable from its fields.

See at ext/native.go:609:

func newNativeTypes(fieldNameHandler NativeTypesFieldNameHandler, rawType reflect.Type) ([]*nativeType, error) {
    nt, err := newNativeType(fieldNameHandler, rawType)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    result := []*nativeType{nt}

    var iterateStructMembers func(reflect.Type)
    iterateStructMembers = func(t reflect.Type) {
        if k := t.Kind(); k == reflect.Pointer || k == reflect.Slice || k == reflect.Array || k == reflect.Map {
            iterateStructMembers(t.Elem())
            return
        }
        if t.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
            return
        }

        nt, ntErr := newNativeType(fieldNameHandler, t)
        if ntErr != nil {
            err = ntErr
            return
        }
        result = append(result, nt)

        for idx := 0; idx < t.NumField(); idx++ {
            iterateStructMembers(t.Field(idx).Type)
        }
    }
    iterateStructMembers(rawType)

    return result, err
}

As a result, a developer can register one apparently safe request type while a nested dependency type is silently registered too. If that nested type contains a json:"-" secret, CEL still receives a readable field named "-" even though the developer never registered or audited that nested type directly.

Reproduction

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "reflect"

    "github.com/google/cel-go/cel"
    "github.com/google/cel-go/ext"
)

// Simulates a library type; developer never registers this directly.
type AuthCtx struct {
    UserID string `json:"userId"`
    Secret string `json:"-"` // server-internal; never appears in JSON output
}

// Developer registers only this type.
type Req struct{ Auth AuthCtx `json:"auth"` }

func main() {
    env, _ := cel.NewEnv(
        // Only Req is passed; AuthCtx is registered silently by newNativeTypes.
        ext.NativeTypes(reflect.TypeOf(Req{}), ext.ParseStructTag("json")),
        cel.Variable("req", cel.ObjectType("main.Req")),
    )
    ast, _ := env.Compile(`dyn(req.auth)["-"]`)
    prg, _ := env.Program(ast)
    out, _, _ := prg.Eval(map[string]any{
        "req": Req{Auth: AuthCtx{UserID: "alice", Secret: "sk-live-s3cr3t"}},
    })
    fmt.Println(out) // sk-live-s3cr3t
}

Expected: expression compile error or empty result; json:"-" field should not be
accessible.
Actual: sk-live-s3cr3t; the server-injected secret is returned verbatim.

The same field is also included under key "-" in ConvertToNative(jsonStructType)
output, and appears in FindStructFieldNames enumeration.

path 1. CEL indexing

Tested against the released module github.com/google/cel-go v0.28.1
(latest stable release as of 2026-05-12), using the go.mod entry:

require github.com/google/cel-go v0.28.1

Running the PoC above (go run main.go) produces:

sk-live-s3cr3t

The secret value is returned verbatim, with no error at compile time or at runtime.

Path 2. `ConvertToNative(jsonStructType)`

When the nativeObj for the AuthCtx value is converted to a Protobuf Struct
(the representation used whenever CEL output is serialised to JSON), the
json:"-" field appears in the output map under the key "-".

package main

import (
    "encoding/json"
    "fmt"
    "reflect"

    "github.com/google/cel-go/cel"
    "github.com/google/cel-go/ext"

    structpb "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/structpb"
)

type AuthCtxConv struct {
    UserID string `json:"userId"`
    Secret string `json:"-"` // should never appear in JSON output
}

type ReqConv struct{ Auth AuthCtxConv `json:"auth"` }

func main() {
    env, _ := cel.NewEnv(
        ext.NativeTypes(reflect.TypeOf(ReqConv{}), ext.ParseStructTag("json")),
        cel.Variable("req", cel.ObjectType("main.ReqConv")),
    )

    ast, _ := env.Compile(`req.auth`)
    prg, _ := env.Program(ast)
    out, _, _ := prg.Eval(map[string]any{
        "req": ReqConv{Auth: AuthCtxConv{UserID: "alice", Secret: "sk-live-s3cr3t"}},
    })

    jsonStructType := reflect.TypeOf(&structpb.Struct{})
    raw, _ := out.ConvertToNative(jsonStructType)

    st := raw.(*structpb.Struct)
    b, _ := json.MarshalIndent(st.AsMap(), "", "  ")
    fmt.Printf("ConvertToNative(jsonStructType) output:\n%s\n", b)
    fmt.Printf("\nDirect field access via \"-\" key present: %v\n", st.Fields["-"] != nil)
    if v, ok := st.Fields["-"]; ok {
        fmt.Printf("Value: %s\n", v.GetStringValue())
    }
}

Running the PoC above produces:

ConvertToNative(jsonStructType) output:
{
  "-": "sk-live-s3cr3t",
  "userId": "alice"
}

Direct field access via "-" key present: true
Value: sk-live-s3cr3t

The "-" key is present in the serialised Protobuf struct alongside userId.
Any system that converts a CEL evaluation result to JSON (e.g. via structpb.Struct) will include the secret in the output, regardless of whether the dyn()["-"] indexing path is used.

Impact

Any user who can submit CEL expressions to an application that uses ext.NativeTypes(ParseStructTag("json")) can read struct fields that the developer explicitly marked json:"-" to keep out of serialised output. By writing dyn(obj)["-"], the attacker retrieves the raw Go field value, typically a secret, internal token, or private identifier, with no compile-time or runtime error. Because newNativeTypes silently registers every nested struct reachable from the root type, the attacker may also reach secrets in dependency types the developer never intended to expose to CEL.

Remediation

Do not treat json:"-" as a CEL field named "-". Model it as an explicit skipped field, not as an empty string field name.

Update the struct-tag parsing path so exact json:"-" returns “skip this field”, while json:"-," continues to mean the literal field name "-", matching encoding/json semantics.

Apply that skip decision consistently anywhere native fields are exposed or resolved:

duplicate-name validation in newNativeType
field enumeration in FindStructFieldNames
field type lookup in FindStructFieldType
runtime lookup in fieldByName / hasField
object construction in NewValue
JSON conversion in ConvertToNative(jsonStructType)

Apply the same omit handling for xml:"-", yaml:"-", and bson:"-" where ParseStructTag is used.

Severity

CVSS Score: 6.3 / 10 (Medium)
Vector String: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

This data is provided by the GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY 4.0).

cel-go: JSON Private Fields Exposed via NativeTypes and ParseStructTag

GHSA-gcjh-h69q-9w9g / GO-2026-6094

More information

Details

The function ext.NativeTypes(ParseStructTag("json")) does not honour the encoding/json skip directive json:"-". Fields tagged json:"-" are registered in the CEL type system under the literal name "-" and are readable from any user-submitted CEL expression via dyn(obj)["-"].

Additionally, newNativeTypes silently registers every nested struct reachable from the type passed to NativeTypes, including types from third-party dependencies the developer never examined.

Root cause

In fieldNameByTag, the helper used by ParseStructTag("json") to translate Go struct tags into CEL field names.

See at ext/native.go:146:

func fieldNameByTag(structTagToParse string) func(field reflect.StructField) string {
    return func(field reflect.StructField) string {
        tag, found := field.Tag.Lookup(structTagToParse)
        if found {
            splits := strings.Split(tag, ",")
            if len(splits) > 0 {
                // We make the assumption that the leftmost entry in the tag is the name.
                // This seems to be true for most tags that have the concept of a name/key, such as:
                // https://pkg.go.dev/encoding/xml#Marshal
                // https://pkg.go.dev/encoding/json#Marshal
                // https://pkg.go.dev/go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson#hdr-Structs
                // https://pkg.go.dev/go.yaml.in/yaml/v3#Marshal
                name := splits[0]
                return name
            }
        }

        return field.Name
    }
}

For a field tagged json:"-", this code splits the tag into []string{"-"} and returns "-" as the CEL field name. It never checks whether "-" is the JSON skip sentinel.

This contradicts the encoding/json rule that the source comment explicitly points readers to:

As a special case, if the field tag is "-", the field is always omitted. Note
that a field with name "-" can still be generated using the tag "-,".

The public option also documents JSON-style parsing as the intended behavior.
See at ext/native.go:190:

// ParseStructTag configures the struct tag to parse. The 0th item in the tag is used as the name of the CEL field.
// For example:
// If the tag to parse is "cel" and the struct field has tag cel:"foo", the CEL struct field will be "foo".
// If the tag to parse is "json" and the struct field has tag json:"foo,omitempty", the CEL struct field will be "foo".
func ParseStructTag(tag string) NativeTypesOption {
    return func(ntp *nativeTypeOptions) error {
        ntp.fieldNameHandler = fieldNameByTag(tag)
        return nil
    }
}

A developer using ParseStructTag("json") is therefore led to expect encoding/json field-name semantics. Instead, json:"-" is treated as a real field name.

The bad name is accepted during native type construction. newNativeType checks for duplicate field names, but it does not reject or skip empty names or skip sentinels.

See at ext/native.go:663:

if fieldNameHandler != nil {
    fieldNames := make(map[string]struct{})

    for idx := 0; idx < refType.NumField(); idx++ {
        field := refType.Field(idx)
        fieldName := toFieldName(fieldNameHandler, field)

        if _, found := fieldNames[fieldName]; found {
            return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid field name `%s` in struct `%s`: %w", fieldName, refType.Name(), errDuplicatedFieldName)
        } else {
            fieldNames[fieldName] = struct{}{}
        }
    }
}

Once accepted, the field becomes part of CEL's view of the type. Field enumeration reports it as a normal field name.

See at ext/native.go:286:

func (tp *nativeTypeProvider) FindStructFieldNames(typeName string) ([]string, bool) {
    if t, found := tp.nativeTypes[typeName]; found {
        fieldCount := t.refType.NumField()
        fields := make([]string, fieldCount)
        for i := 0; i < fieldCount; i++ {
            fields[i] = toFieldName(tp.options.fieldNameHandler, t.refType.Field(i))
        }
        return fields, true
    }
    if celTypeFields, found := tp.baseProvider.FindStructFieldNames(typeName); found {
        return celTypeFields, true
    }
    return tp.baseProvider.FindStructFieldNames(typeName)
}

Field lookup also treats the name as valid and returns the underlying Go field value.

See at ext/native.go:303:

func (tp *nativeTypeProvider) FindStructFieldType(typeName, fieldName string) (*types.FieldType, bool) {
    t, found := tp.nativeTypes[typeName]
    if !found {
        return tp.baseProvider.FindStructFieldType(typeName, fieldName)
    }
    refField, isDefined := t.hasField(fieldName)
    if !found || !isDefined {
        return nil, false
    }

    return &types.FieldType{
        IsSet: func(obj any) bool {
            refVal := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(obj))
            refField := refVal.FieldByName(refField.Name)
            return !refField.IsZero()
        },
        GetFrom: func(obj any) (any, error) {
            refVal := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(obj))
            refField := refVal.FieldByName(refField.Name)
            return getFieldValue(refField), nil
        },
    }, true
}

At runtime, native objects advertise index access.
See at ext/native.go:37:

var (
    nativeObjTraitMask = traits.FieldTesterType | traits.IndexerType
)

Because traits.IndexerType is present, a user expression can bypass ordinary field syntax and read the registered "-" field with bracket access:

dyn(req.auth)["-"]

The same mistaken name is also used when converting native objects to JSON-like CEL values. ConvertToNative(jsonStructType) iterates all Go struct fields, computes the CEL field name, and inserts it into the output map without applying the JSON skip rule.

See at ext/native.go:501:

case jsonStructType:
    refVal := reflect.Indirect(o.refValue)
    refType := refVal.Type()
    fields := make(map[string]*structpb.Value, refVal.NumField())
    for i := 0; i < refVal.NumField(); i++ {
        fieldType := refType.Field(i)
        fieldValue := refVal.Field(i)
        if !fieldValue.IsValid() || fieldValue.IsZero() {
            continue
        }
        fieldName := toFieldName(o.valType.fieldNameHandler, fieldType)
        fieldCELVal := o.NativeToValue(fieldValue.Interface())
        fieldJSONVal, err := fieldCELVal.ConvertToNative(jsonValueType)
        if err != nil {
            return nil, err
        }
        fields[fieldName] = fieldJSONVal.(*structpb.Value)
    }
    return &structpb.Struct{Fields: fields}, nil

This means a json:"-" secret is exposed in two ways: it can be read directly through CEL indexing as dyn(obj)["-"], and it can appear under the key "-" in JSON struct conversion output.

The blast radius is widened by newNativeTypes, which registers not only the type explicitly passed to NativeTypes, but also every nested struct reachable from its fields.

See at ext/native.go:609:

func newNativeTypes(fieldNameHandler NativeTypesFieldNameHandler, rawType reflect.Type) ([]*nativeType, error) {
    nt, err := newNativeType(fieldNameHandler, rawType)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    result := []*nativeType{nt}

    var iterateStructMembers func(reflect.Type)
    iterateStructMembers = func(t reflect.Type) {
        if k := t.Kind(); k == reflect.Pointer || k == reflect.Slice || k == reflect.Array || k == reflect.Map {
            iterateStructMembers(t.Elem())
            return
        }
        if t.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
            return
        }

        nt, ntErr := newNativeType(fieldNameHandler, t)
        if ntErr != nil {
            err = ntErr
            return
        }
        result = append(result, nt)

        for idx := 0; idx < t.NumField(); idx++ {
            iterateStructMembers(t.Field(idx).Type)
        }
    }
    iterateStructMembers(rawType)

    return result, err
}

As a result, a developer can register one apparently safe request type while a nested dependency type is silently registered too. If that nested type contains a json:"-" secret, CEL still receives a readable field named "-" even though the developer never registered or audited that nested type directly.

Reproduction

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "reflect"

    "github.com/google/cel-go/cel"
    "github.com/google/cel-go/ext"
)

// Simulates a library type; developer never registers this directly.
type AuthCtx struct {
    UserID string `json:"userId"`
    Secret string `json:"-"` // server-internal; never appears in JSON output
}

// Developer registers only this type.
type Req struct{ Auth AuthCtx `json:"auth"` }

func main() {
    env, _ := cel.NewEnv(
        // Only Req is passed; AuthCtx is registered silently by newNativeTypes.
        ext.NativeTypes(reflect.TypeOf(Req{}), ext.ParseStructTag("json")),
        cel.Variable("req", cel.ObjectType("main.Req")),
    )
    ast, _ := env.Compile(`dyn(req.auth)["-"]`)
    prg, _ := env.Program(ast)
    out, _, _ := prg.Eval(map[string]any{
        "req": Req{Auth: AuthCtx{UserID: "alice", Secret: "sk-live-s3cr3t"}},
    })
    fmt.Println(out) // sk-live-s3cr3t
}

Expected: expression compile error or empty result; json:"-" field should not be
accessible.
Actual: sk-live-s3cr3t; the server-injected secret is returned verbatim.

The same field is also included under key "-" in ConvertToNative(jsonStructType)
output, and appears in FindStructFieldNames enumeration.

path 1. CEL indexing

Tested against the released module github.com/google/cel-go v0.28.1
(latest stable release as of 2026-05-12), using the go.mod entry:

require github.com/google/cel-go v0.28.1

Running the PoC above (go run main.go) produces:

sk-live-s3cr3t

The secret value is returned verbatim, with no error at compile time or at runtime.

Path 2. `ConvertToNative(jsonStructType)`

When the nativeObj for the AuthCtx value is converted to a Protobuf Struct
(the representation used whenever CEL output is serialised to JSON), the
json:"-" field appears in the output map under the key "-".

package main

import (
    "encoding/json"
    "fmt"
    "reflect"

    "github.com/google/cel-go/cel"
    "github.com/google/cel-go/ext"

    structpb "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/structpb"
)

type AuthCtxConv struct {
    UserID string `json:"userId"`
    Secret string `json:"-"` // should never appear in JSON output
}

type ReqConv struct{ Auth AuthCtxConv `json:"auth"` }

func main() {
    env, _ := cel.NewEnv(
        ext.NativeTypes(reflect.TypeOf(ReqConv{}), ext.ParseStructTag("json")),
        cel.Variable("req", cel.ObjectType("main.ReqConv")),
    )

    ast, _ := env.Compile(`req.auth`)
    prg, _ := env.Program(ast)
    out, _, _ := prg.Eval(map[string]any{
        "req": ReqConv{Auth: AuthCtxConv{UserID: "alice", Secret: "sk-live-s3cr3t"}},
    })

    jsonStructType := reflect.TypeOf(&structpb.Struct{})
    raw, _ := out.ConvertToNative(jsonStructType)

    st := raw.(*structpb.Struct)
    b, _ := json.MarshalIndent(st.AsMap(), "", "  ")
    fmt.Printf("ConvertToNative(jsonStructType) output:\n%s\n", b)
    fmt.Printf("\nDirect field access via \"-\" key present: %v\n", st.Fields["-"] != nil)
    if v, ok := st.Fields["-"]; ok {
        fmt.Printf("Value: %s\n", v.GetStringValue())
    }
}

Running the PoC above produces:

ConvertToNative(jsonStructType) output:
{
  "-": "sk-live-s3cr3t",
  "userId": "alice"
}

Direct field access via "-" key present: true
Value: sk-live-s3cr3t

The "-" key is present in the serialised Protobuf struct alongside userId.
Any system that converts a CEL evaluation result to JSON (e.g. via structpb.Struct) will include the secret in the output, regardless of whether the dyn()["-"] indexing path is used.

Impact

Any user who can submit CEL expressions to an application that uses ext.NativeTypes(ParseStructTag("json")) can read struct fields that the developer explicitly marked json:"-" to keep out of serialised output. By writing dyn(obj)["-"], the attacker retrieves the raw Go field value, typically a secret, internal token, or private identifier, with no compile-time or runtime error. Because newNativeTypes silently registers every nested struct reachable from the root type, the attacker may also reach secrets in dependency types the developer never intended to expose to CEL.

Remediation

Do not treat json:"-" as a CEL field named "-". Model it as an explicit skipped field, not as an empty string field name.

Update the struct-tag parsing path so exact json:"-" returns “skip this field”, while json:"-," continues to mean the literal field name "-", matching encoding/json semantics.

Apply that skip decision consistently anywhere native fields are exposed or resolved:

duplicate-name validation in newNativeType
field enumeration in FindStructFieldNames
field type lookup in FindStructFieldType
runtime lookup in fieldByName / hasField
object construction in NewValue
JSON conversion in ConvertToNative(jsonStructType)

Apply the same omit handling for xml:"-", yaml:"-", and bson:"-" where ParseStructTag is used.

Severity

CVSS Score: 6.3 / 10 (Medium)
Vector String: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

This data is provided by OSV and the GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY 4.0).

JSON private fields exposed via NativeTypes and ParseStructTag in github.com/google/cel-go

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JSON private fields exposed via NativeTypes and ParseStructTag in github.com/google/cel-go

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cel-go: JSON Private Fields Exposed via NativeTypes and ParseStructTag

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Path 2. `ConvertToNative(jsonStructType)`