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CVE-2025-5187

Nodes can delete themselves by adding an OwnerReference

Published: Aug 27, 2025Updated: Aug 29, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-863
6.7MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 57.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A vulnerability exists in the NodeRestriction admission controller in Kubernetes clusters where node users can delete their corresponding node object by patching themselves with an OwnerReference to a cluster-scoped resource. If the OwnerReference resource does not exist or is subsequently deleted, the given node object will be deleted via garbage collection.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-863

Affected Products

Kubernetes
oss-project·USaka k8s
KubernetesOn-premDev Tool
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
АЛЬТ СП 10On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Google Inc
commercial·USaka google
KubernetesOn-premDev Tool
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Go
package-ecosystem
k8s.io/kubernetes
OSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/133471
github.com
https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/znSNY7XCztE
groups.google.com
https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/znSNY7XCztE
groups.google.com
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