CVE-2025-64436

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.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/security/advisories/GHSA-7xgm-5prm-v5gc	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:kubevirt:kubevirt::::::kubernetes::*
	cpe:2.3:a:kubevirt:kubevirt::::::kubernetes::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-11-07 23:15

Updated : 2025-11-25 17:17

NVD link : CVE-2025-64436

Mitre link : CVE-2025-64436

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-64436

JSON object : View

Products Affected

kubevirt

kubevirt

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

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