Description
Gardener implements the automated management and operation of Kubernetes clusters as a service. A security vulnerability was discovered in Gardener prior to versions 1.116.4, 1.117.5, 1.118.2, and 1.119.0 that could allow a user with administrative privileges for a Gardener project to obtain control over the seed cluster(s) where their shoot clusters are managed. This CVE affects all Gardener installations no matter of the public cloud provider(s) used for the seed clusters/shoot clusters. `gardener/gardener` (`gardenlet`) is the affected component. Versions 1.116.4, 1.117.5, 1.118.2, and 1.119.0 fix the issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gardener | gardener | < 1.116.4, >= 1.117.0, < 1.117.5, >= 1.118.0, < 1.118.2 | — |
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 | 0.0.20250523T151856-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15159-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/gardener/gardener | < 1.116.4 | 1.116.4 | GHSA-3hw7-qj9h-r835 |
| Go | github.com/gardener/gardener | >= 1.117.0, < 1.117.5 | 1.117.5 | GHSA-3hw7-qj9h-r835 |
| Go | github.com/gardener/gardener | >= 1.118.0, < 1.118.2 | 1.118.2 | GHSA-3hw7-qj9h-r835 |
| Go | github.com/gardener/gardener | < 1.116.4 · >= 1.117.0, < 1.117.5 · >= 1.118.0, < 1.118.2 | 1.116.4, 1.117.5, 1.118.2 | GO-2025-3696 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15159-1 govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250523T151856-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
References
- https://github.com/gardener/gardener/security/advisories/GHSA-3hw7-qj9h-r835
- https://github.com/gardener/gardener/commit/924b1575aae052bcda5a51fac8594d38fa3c41b0
- https://github.com/gardener/gardener/commit/b89cf2cd5067e82f364063d5241af73650a6e11d
- https://github.com/gardener/gardener/commit/bbd19b1dd3a31843d7b820172d37f75298dfaf8b
- https://github.com/gardener/gardener/commit/cf4e9887d83902216b85609caf563f7a9dd2de00