Medium severity · published Feb 13, 2025
CVE-2025-0426
A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a large number of container checkpoint requests made to the unauthenticated kubelet read-only HTTP endpoint may cause a Node…
6.2
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a large number of container checkpoint requests made to the unauthenticated kubelet read-only HTTP endpoint may cause a Node Denial of Service by filling the Node's disk.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KU
kubelet · Kubernetes
1.32.0 through 1.32.1; 1.31.0 through 1.31.5; 1.30.0 through 1.30.9 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0426
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0426
github.com
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/130016
groups.google.com
https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/KiODfu8i6w8
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/13/1
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