Path Traversal in Kubevirt

CVE-2025-64433

KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. Prior to 1.5.3 and 1.6.1, a vulnerability was discovered that allows a VM to read arbitrary files from the virt-launcher pod's file system. This issue stems from improper syml…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.005 (38.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

  • Kubevirt — versions >= 1.6.0-alpha.0, < 1.6.1, < 1.5.3, 1.6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-64433?
CVE-2025-64433 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kubevirt, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2025-64433?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.