CVE-2025-64436

KubeVirt Excessive Role Permissions Could Enable Unauthorized VMI Migrations Between Nodes

Published Nov 7, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. In 1.5.0 and earlier, the permissions granted to the virt-handler service account, such as the ability to update VMI and patch nodes, could be abused to force a VMI migration to an attacker-controlled node. This vulnerability could otherwise allow an attacker to mark all nodes as unschedulable, potentially forcing the migration or creation of privileged pods onto a compromised node.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7xgm-5prm-v5gc KubeVirt Excessive Role Permissions Could Enable Unauthorized VMI Migrations Between Nodes
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:kubevirt:kubevirt:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Kubevirt
Kubevirt kubevirt
Vendors & Products Kubevirt
Kubevirt kubevirt
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. In 1.5.0 and earlier, the permissions granted to the virt-handler service account, such as the ability to update VMI and patch nodes, could be abused to force a VMI migration to an attacker-controlled node. This vulnerability could otherwise allow an attacker to mark all nodes as unschedulable, potentially forcing the migration or creation of privileged pods onto a compromised node.
Title KubeVirt Excessive Role Permissions Could Enable Unauthorized VMI Migrations Between Nodes
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-276
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 10, 2025, 6:53 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, 10:59 PM