Vulnerability in Gardener

CVE-2025-47284

Gardener implements the automated management and operation of Kubernetes clusters as a service. A security vulnerability was discovered in the `gardenlet` component of Gardener prior to versions 1.116.4, 1.117.5, 1.118.2, and 1.119.0. It 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 where gardener/gardener-extension-provider-gcp is in use. Versions 1.116.4, 1.117.5, 1.118.2, and 1.119.0 fix the issue.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (39.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-47284: held from 0.004 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Gardener — versions < 1.116.4, >= 1.117.0, < 1.117.5, >= 1.118.0, < 1.118.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-47284?
CVE-2025-47284 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gardener, classified under CWE-150. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2025-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2025-47284?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.