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
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
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.