Improper privilege management in Kubevirt - CVE-2025-64436
Published: November 7, 2025 / Updated: November 7, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118185
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-64436
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Kubevirt
Affected software:
Kubevirt
Kubevirt
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive role permissions. A remote attacker can mark all nodes as unschedulable, potentially forcing the migration or creation of privileged pods onto a compromised node.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-64436
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.