CVE-2025-64434
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CVE-2025-64434 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.3/10 on the CVSS scale. KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. Prior to 1.5.3 and 1.6.1, due to the peer verification logic in virt-handler (via verifyPeerCert), an attacker who compromises a virt-handler instance, could exploit these shared credentials to impersonate virt-api and execute privileged operations against other virt-handler instances potentially compromising the integrity and availability of the VM managed by it. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. Prior to 1.5.3 and 1.6.1, due to the peer verification logic in virt-handler (via verifyPeerCert), an attacker who compromises a virt-handler instance, could exploit these shared credentials to impersonate virt-api and execute privileged operations against other virt-handler instances potentially compromising the integrity and availability of the VM managed by it. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.5.3 and 1.6.1.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Kubevirt | Kubevirt | < 1.5.3 |
| Kubevirt | Kubevirt | 1.6.0 |
References
- https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/security/advisories/GHSA-ggp9-c99x-54gpExploit, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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