Description
A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods and persistent volumes on Windows nodes may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they are using an in-tree storage plugin for Windows nodes.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes | kubelet | v1.28.0 – ≤ v1.28.3, v1.27.0 – ≤ v1.27.7, v1.26.0 – ≤ v1.26.10, ≤ v1.25.15 | v1.28.4 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20250807T150727-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15424-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | kubernetes | 1.28.7-2 | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | kubernetes | 1.28.4-1 | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | aws-efs-csi-driver | 1.7.1-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | ip-masq-agent | 2.9.3-r4 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | kubernetes-dns-node-cache | 1.22.28-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | nodetaint | 0.0.4-r8 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | prometheus-adapter | 0.11.2-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | spark-operator | 1.1.27-r17 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | >= 1.28.0, < 1.28.4 | 1.28.4 | GHSA-hq6q-c2x6-hmch |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | >= 1.27.0, < 1.27.8 | 1.27.8 | GHSA-hq6q-c2x6-hmch |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | >= 1.26.0, < 1.26.11 | 1.26.11 | GHSA-hq6q-c2x6-hmch |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | < 1.25.16 | 1.25.16 | GHSA-hq6q-c2x6-hmch |
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | < 1.25.16 · >= 1.26.0, < 1.26.11 · >= 1.27.0, < 1.27.8 · >= 1.28.0, < 1.28.4 | 1.25.16, 1.26.11, 1.27.8, 1.28.4 | GO-2023-2341 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15424-1 govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250807T150727-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-2925 Kubernetes: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · May 12, 2024