Kubevirt-csi: persistentvolume allows access to hcp's root node
Priority LOW 32CWE-501Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
A flaw was found in the kubevirt-csi component of OpenShift Virtualization's Hosted Control Plane (HCP). This issue could allow an authenticated attacker to gain access to the root HCP worker node's volume by creating a custom Persistent Volume that matches the name of a worker node.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00631 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/kubevirt/csi-driver (Go): 0.0.0-202403081943-cc28dcbb0afc14Red Hat: 3 advisories
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 | — | v4.13.0-202404200313.p0.g9d909f7.assembly.stream.el8 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 | — | v4.14.0-202404161544.p0.g48fafc4.assembly.stream.el8 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 | — | v4.15.0-202403220332.p0.gd3bdbce.assembly.stream.el8 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/kubevirt/csi-driver (Go) | before 0.0.0-202403081943-cc28dcbb0afc14 | 0.0.0-202403081943-cc28dcbb0afc14 | Patch available | GHSA-fg9q-5cw2-p6r9 |
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in v4.13.0-202404200313.p0.g9d909f7.assembly.stream.el8 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in v4.14.0-202404161544.p0.g48fafc4.assembly.stream.el8 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in v4.15.0-202403220332.p0.gd3bdbce.assembly.stream.el8 Patch available CNA
- github.com/kubevirt/csi-driver (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.0.0-202403081943-cc28dcbb0afc14 Fixed in 0.0.0-202403081943-cc28dcbb0afc14 Patch available GHSA-fg9q-5cw2-p6r9
CPE configurations NVD · 15
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.13 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.14 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.15 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_arm64:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.13 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_arm64:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.14 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_arm64:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.15 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_ibm_z:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.13 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_ibm_z:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.14 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_ibm_z:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.15 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_linuxone:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.13 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.13 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.14 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.15 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_arm64:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.13 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_arm64:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.14 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_arm64:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.15 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_ibm_z:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.13 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_ibm_z:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.14 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_ibm_z:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.15 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_linuxone:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.13 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 5 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_linuxone:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.14 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_linuxone:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.15 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_power:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.13 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_power:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.14 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_power:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.15 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_linuxone:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.14 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_linuxone:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.15 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_power:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.13 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_power:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.14 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform_for_power:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.15 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-fg9q-5cw2-p6r9 github.com/kubevirt/csi-driver (Go) Fixed in 0.0.0-202403081943-cc28dcbb0afc14 Advisory →
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2024:2047 Released 2024-05-02 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.13.41 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 openshift4/kubevirt-csi-driver-rhel8, openshift4/oc-mirror-plugin-rhel8, openshift4/ose-cluster-monitoring-operator +1
- RHSA-2024:1891 Released 2024-04-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.14.22 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 openshift4/cloud-network-config-controller-rhel8, openshift4/driver-toolkit-rhel9, openshift4/egress-router-cni-rhel8 +47
- RHSA-2024:1559 Released 2024-04-02 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.15.6 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 openshift4/kubevirt-csi-driver-rhel8, openshift4/ose-baremetal-cluster-api-controllers-rhel9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:2047 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:1891 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:1559 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1725
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fg9q-5cw2-p6r9
- 2026-10-27 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Advisory 5
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Sources
- CVE-2024-1725 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-1725 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fg9q-5cw2-p6r9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-1725 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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