---
title: "Kubernetes Kubelet vulnerabilities and CVEs"
url: https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/kubernetes/kubelet
type: product
description: "Kubernetes Kubelet has 7 published CVEs, 0 in CISA KEV and 2 with public exploits."
updated: 2025-03-13
source: RadicalNotion.AI
license: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
---

# Kubernetes Kubelet vulnerabilities

Vendor: [Kubernetes](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/kubernetes)

- **Published CVEs:** 7
- **In CISA KEV:** 0
- **With a public exploit:** 2
- **With a patch:** 7
- **Average CVSS:** 7.7
- **First CVE:** 2023-10-31
- **Latest CVE:** 2025-03-13

## Severity breakdown

| Severity | CVEs |
| --- | --- |
| Critical | 0 |
| High | 4 |
| Medium | 3 |
| Low | 0 |
| Unscored | 0 |

## Most common weakness types

| CWE | Name | CVEs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [CWE-20](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-20) | Improper Input Validation | 5 |
| [CWE-22](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-22) | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | 1 |
| [CWE-400](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-400) | Uncontrolled Resource Consumption | 1 |

## CVEs by year

| Year | CVEs published |
| --- | --- |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 |

## Affected versions (top 24 of 67)

| Version | Kind | CVEs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| \<= v1.24.16 | range | 2 |
| \>= v1.24.17 | range | 2 |
| \>= v1.25.13 | range | 2 |
| \>= v1.26.8 | range | 2 |
| \>= v1.27.5 | range | 2 |
| \>= v1.28.0 | range | 2 |
| \>= v1.28.1 | range | 2 |
| v1.25.0 \<= v \<= v1.25.12 | range | 2 |
| v1.26.0 \<= v \<= v1.26.7 | range | 2 |
| v1.27.0 \<= v \<= v1.27.4 | range | 2 |
| \<= 1.24.16 | range | 1 |
| \<= 1.28.11 | range | 1 |
| v1.24.17 | patched | 2 |
| v1.25.13 | patched | 2 |
| v1.26.8 | patched | 2 |
| v1.27.5 | patched | 2 |
| v1.28.1 | patched | 2 |
| 1.24.17 | patched | 1 |
| 1.25.13 | patched | 1 |
| 1.26.8 | patched | 1 |
| 1.27.5 | patched | 1 |
| 1.28.1 | patched | 1 |
| 1.28.12 | patched | 1 |
| 1.29.7 | patched | 1 |

## CVEs

| CVE | Title | Severity | CVSS | CISA KEV | Public exploit | Patch |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CVE-2025-1767 | Kubernetes GitRepo Volume Inadvertent Local Repository Access | medium | 6.5 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2024-9042 | Kubernetes allows Command Injection affecting Windows nodes via nodes/\*/logs/query API | medium | 5.9 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2025-0426 | Node Denial of Service via kubelet Checkpoint API | medium | 6.2 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2024-10220 | Arbitrary command execution through gitRepo volume | high | 8.6 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2023-5528 | Kubernetes - Windows nodes - Insufficient input sanitization in in-tree storage plugin leads to privilege escalation | high | 8.8 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2023-3955 | Kubernetes - Windows nodes - Insufficient input sanitization leads to privilege escalation | high | 8.8 | No | Yes | Yes |
| CVE-2023-3676 | Kubernetes - Windows nodes - Insufficient input sanitization leads to privilege escalation | high | 8.8 | No | Yes | Yes |

## Frequently asked questions

### How many CVEs does Kubernetes Kubelet have?

Kubernetes Kubelet has 7 published CVE records since 2023.

### How many Kubernetes Kubelet CVEs are in CISA KEV?

None of Kubernetes Kubelet's CVEs are currently listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

### Are there public exploits for Kubernetes Kubelet vulnerabilities?

Yes — 2 of Kubernetes Kubelet's CVEs have a known public exploit.

### Which versions of Kubernetes Kubelet are affected?

67 distinct Kubernetes Kubelet versions are named across its CVEs. Use the version filter above to see the CVEs affecting a specific version.

### What are the most common weakness types in Kubernetes Kubelet CVEs?

Kubernetes Kubelet's CVEs most often map to these CWE weakness types: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')), CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption).

### What is the average severity of Kubernetes Kubelet CVEs?

The average CVSS base score across Kubernetes Kubelet's scored CVEs is 7.7.

## Other products from this vendor

- [Kubernetes](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/kubernetes/kubernetes) (78 CVEs)
- [ingress-nginx](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/kubernetes/ingress-nginx) (24 CVEs)
- [cri-o](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/kubernetes/cri-o) (10 CVEs)
- [github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/kubernetes/github-com-kubernetes-kubernetes) (9 CVEs)
- [Kubernetes ingress-nginx](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/kubernetes/kubernetes-ingress-nginx) (4 CVEs)
- [Image Builder](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/kubernetes/image-builder) (3 CVEs)
- [kube-apiserver](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/kubernetes/kube-apiserver) (3 CVEs)
- [Minikube](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/kubernetes/minikube) (3 CVEs)

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