CVE-2025-64434

KubeVirt Improper TLS Certificate Management Handling Allows API Identity Spoofing

Published Nov 7, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. Prior to 1.5.3 and 1.6.1, due to the peer verification logic in virt-handler (via verifyPeerCert), an attacker who compromises a virt-handler instance, could exploit these shared credentials to impersonate virt-api and execute privileged operations against other virt-handler instances potentially compromising the integrity and availability of the VM managed by it. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.5.3 and 1.6.1.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-ggp9-c99x-54gp KubeVirt's Improper TLS Certificate Management Handling Allows API Identity Spoofing
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:kubevirt:kubevirt:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:kubevirt:kubevirt:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Kubevirt
Kubevirt kubevirt
Vendors & Products Kubevirt
Kubevirt kubevirt
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Description KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. Prior to 1.5.3 and 1.6.1, due to the peer verification logic in virt-handler (via verifyPeerCert), an attacker who compromises a virt-handler instance, could exploit these shared credentials to impersonate virt-api and execute privileged operations against other virt-handler instances potentially compromising the integrity and availability of the VM managed by it. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.5.3 and 1.6.1.
Title KubeVirt Improper TLS Certificate Management Handling Allows API Identity Spoofing
Weaknesses CWE-287
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 10, 2025, 7:03 PM
Reserved
Nov 3, 2025, 10:12 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 7, 2025, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:54 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 7, 2025, 10:54 PM