CVE-2025-24784Network attack vector

Cluster resource disclosure via context-aware policy groups

Published Jan 30, 2025 · Updated Feb 12, 2025

Authorization flaw in Kubewarden kubewarden-controller from 1.17.0 to before 1.21.0 allows remote authenticated users to read cluster resources. The AdmissionPolicyGroup schema accepts contextAwareResources, and the controller passes the requested list/get operations to a Policy Server that executes them with its ServiceAccount. A namespace user who can create this CRD can exceed that user's RBAC rights when the Policy Server account has broader access; the default chart limits exposure to namespaces, pods, deployments, and ingresses.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authorization flaw in Kubewarden kubewarden-controller from 1.17.0 to before 1.21.0 allows remote authenticated users to read cluster resources. The AdmissionPolicyGroup schema accepts contextAwareResources, and the controller passes the requested list/get operations to a Policy Server that executes them with its ServiceAccount. A namespace user who can create this CRD can exceed that user's RBAC rights when the Policy Server account has broader access; the default chart limits exposure to namespaces, pods, deployments, and ingresses.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-24784
Published
Jan 30, 2025
Updated
Feb 12, 2025
Vendor
Kubewarden
Product
kubewarden-controller
Classifications
CWE-285, T1613
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 1.17.0, < 1.21.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Kubewarden · kubewarden-controllerversion=>= 1.17.0, < 1.21.0

Published CVSS scores

4.3GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-285Improper Authorization
T1613Container and Resource Discovery

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