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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/gardener/gardener/security/advisories/GHSA-3hw7-qj9h-r835
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/gardener/gardener/commit/924b1575aae052bcda5a51fac8594d38fa3c41b0
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/gardener/gardener/commit/b89cf2cd5067e82f364063d5241af73650a6e11d
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/gardener/gardener/commit/bbd19b1dd3a31843d7b820172d37f75298dfaf8b
Scores
CVSS v3
9.9
EPSS
0.0013
EPSS Percentile
31.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (2)
gardener/gardener
< 1.116.4
gardener/gardener
0 - 1.116.4Go
Published
May 19, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026