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CVE-2025-59823

9.9 · CRITICAL

Project Gardener implements the automated management and operation of Kubernetes clusters as a service.

Published Sep 25, 2025CWE-94EPSS 0.53%

Overview

CVE-2025-59823 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 25, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.9 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.9, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Project Gardener implements the automated management and operation of Kubernetes clusters as a service. Code injection may be possible in Gardener Extensions for AWS providers prior to version 1.64.0, Azure providers prior to version 1.55.0, OpenStack providers prior to version 1.49.0, and GCP providers prior to version 1.46.0. This vulnerability could allow a user with administrative privileges for a Gardener project to obtain control over the seed cluster where the shoot cluster is managed. This affects all Gardener installations where Terraformer is used/can be enabled for infrastructure provisioning with any of the affected components. This issue has been patched in Gardener Extensions for AWS providers version 1.64.0, Azure providers version 1.55.0, OpenStack providers version 1.49.0, and GCP providers version 1.46.0.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-aws/releases/tag/v1.64.0GitHubgithub.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-aws/security/advisories/GHSA-227x-7mh8-3cf6GitHubgithub.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-azure/releases/tag/v1.55.0GitHubgithub.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-gcp/releases/tag/v1.46.0GitHubgithub.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-openstack/releases/tag/v1.49.0

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-59823?

CVE-2025-59823 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 25, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.9 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2025-59823?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.9, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-59823?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-59823?

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