CVE-2025-13281

Portworx Half-Blind SSRF in kube-controller-manager

Published: Dec 14, 2025Updated: Dec 15, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-918

5.8MEDIUM

Description

A half-blind Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in kube-controller-manager when using the in-tree Portworx StorageClass. This vulnerability allows authorized users to leak arbitrary information from unprotected endpoints in the control plane’s host network (including link-local or loopback services).

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:HPrivileges Required

High

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-918

Affected Products

ООО «Ред Софт»

commercial·RUaka red soft

РЕД ОСOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Google Inc

commercial·USaka google

KubernetesOn-premDev Tool

Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration

Kubernetes

oss-project·USaka k8s

KubernetesOn-premDev Tool

Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration

package-ecosystem

k8s.io/kubernetes

OSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Command and Control

Initial Access

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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/01/4

openwall.com

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r6j8-c6r2-37rr

github.com

https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes

github.com

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