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Kubevirt CVE-2025-64435

MEDIUM
Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CWE-703)
2025-11-07 security-advisories@github.com
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A10:2025 - Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Exception handling framework
Impact

CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, high complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.08%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026

KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Affected Packages

go kubevirt.io/kubevirt fix: 1.7.0-beta.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-703. KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. Prior to 1.7.0-beta.0, a logic flaw in the virt-controller allows an attacker to disrupt the control over a running VMI by creating a pod with the same labels as the legitimate virt-launcher pod associated with the VMI. This can mislead the virt-controller into associating the fake pod with the VMI, resulting in incorrect status updates and potentially causing a DoS (Denial-of-Service). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.7.0-beta.0. Affected products include: Kubevirt. Version information: Prior to 1.7.0.

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Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SUSE MEDIUM
Red Hat 5.3 MEDIUM

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch released
Mar 28, 2026 - 19:21 nvd
Patch available
PoC Detected
Nov 25, 2025 - 17:15 vuln.today
Public exploit code
CVE Published
Nov 07, 2025 - 23:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. Prior to 1.7.0-beta.0, a logic flaw in the virt-controller allows an attacker to disrupt the control over a running VMI by creating a pod with the same labels as the legitimate virt-launcher pod associated with the VMI. This can mislead the virt-controller into associating the fake pod with the VMI, resulting in incorrect status updates and potentially causing a DoS (Denial-of-Service). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.7.0-beta.0.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Organizations using KubeVirt should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-64435 rated CVSS 5.3. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available. A patch is available and should be applied during regular vulnerability management.

Business Impact: Low
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: restrict network access and enable monitoring.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 76% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
Low

Priority Score

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)GitHub Advisory

cpe:2.3:a:kubevirt:kubevirt:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:kubevirt:kubevirt:1.7.0:alpha0:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*
CVE-2025-64324 HIGH POC
8.5 Nov 18

KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.5), this vulnerability is no

CVE-2025-64436 MEDIUM POC
6.9 Nov 07

KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9), this vulnerability is

CVE-2019-3841 MEDIUM POC
6.8 Mar 25

Kubevirt/virt-cdi-importer, versions 1.4.0 to 1.5.3 inclusive, were reported to disable TLS certificate validation when

CVE-2022-1798 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Sep 15

A path traversal vulnerability in KubeVirt versions up to 0.56 (and 0.55.1) on all platforms allows a user able to confi

CVE-2020-14316 CRITICAL
9.9 Jul 29

A flaw was found in kubevirt 0.29 and earlier. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploi

CVE-2023-26484 HIGH
8.2 Mar 15

KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.2), this vulnerability is re

CVE-2026-13201 HIGH
7.3 Jun 24

Local privilege boundary bypass in KubeVirt's safepath package lets an attacker who controls a virt-launcher pod trick t

CVE-2026-102623 MEDIUM
6.5 Sep 29

Denial of service in KubeVirt lets an authenticated user with permission to create VirtualMachineInstance (VMI) objects

CVE-2026-13208 MEDIUM
6.5 Jun 24

KubeVirt's virt-handler domain notify server allows a compromised virt-launcher process to forge lifecycle events for an

CVE-2019-10175 MEDIUM
6.5 Jun 28

A flaw was found in the containerized-data-importer in virt-cdi-cloner, version 1.4, where the host-assisted cloning fea

CVE-2026-13318 MEDIUM
6.4 Jun 26

Server-side request forgery in KubeVirt's virt-api port-forward handler allows authenticated Kubernetes users with kubev

CVE-2024-33394 MEDIUM
5.9 May 02

An issue in kubevirt kubevirt v1.2.0 and before allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted command

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Medium
Product Status
Container suse/sl-micro/6.1/baremetal-os-container:2.2.1-7.23 Image SL-Micro-Azure Image SL-Micro-BYOS-Azure Image SL-Micro-BYOS-EC2 Image SL-Micro-BYOS-GCE Image SL-Micro-EC2 Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Proxy-BYOS-Azure Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Proxy-BYOS-EC2 Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Proxy-BYOS-GCE Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-Azure-llc Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-Azure-ltd Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-BYOS-Azure Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-BYOS-EC2 Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-BYOS-GCE Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-EC2-llc Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-EC2-ltd Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 Fixed
SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 Fixed
openSUSE Leap 16.0 Fixed

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