CVE-2025-64436
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CVE-2025-64436 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.9/10 on the CVSS scale. KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. In 1.5.0 and earlier, the permissions granted to the virt-handler service account, such as the ability to update VMI and patch nodes, could be abused to force a VMI migration to an attacker-controlled node. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. In 1.5.0 and earlier, the permissions granted to the virt-handler service account, such as the ability to update VMI and patch nodes, could be abused to force a VMI migration to an attacker-controlled node. This vulnerability could otherwise allow an attacker to mark all nodes as unschedulable, potentially forcing the migration or creation of privileged pods onto a compromised node.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Kubevirt | Kubevirt | <= 1.5.3 |
| Kubevirt | Kubevirt | >= 1.6.0, <= 1.6.1 |
References
- https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/security/advisories/GHSA-7xgm-5prm-v5gcExploit, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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