Description

A vulnerability exists in the NodeRestriction admission controller in Kubernetes clusters where node users can delete their corresponding node object by patching themselves with an OwnerReference to a cluster-scoped resource. If the OwnerReference resource does not exist or is subsequently deleted, the given node object will be deleted via garbage collection.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-08-27T16:20:56.778Z

Last Modified :

2026-02-26T17:47:59.242Z

Source :

kubernetes
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-5187 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Kubernetes
  • Kubernetes
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-5187.

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https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/133471 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/znSNY7XCztE cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5187 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5187 cve-icon
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