GHSA-3hw7-qj9h-r835
Gardener allows bypassing project secret validation which can lead to privilege escalation
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/gardener/gardener | < 1.116.4 | 1.116.4 |
| Go | github.com/gardener/gardener | >= 1.117.0, < 1.117.5 | 1.117.5 |
| Go | github.com/gardener/gardener | >= 1.118.0, < 1.118.2 | 1.118.2 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
A security vulnerability was discovered in Gardener that could allow a user with administrative privileges for a Gardener project to obtain control over the seed cluster(s) where their shoot clusters are managed.
### Am I Vulnerable?
This CVE affects all Gardener installations no matter of the public cloud provider(s) used for the seed clusters/shoot clusters.
### Affected Components
- `gardener/gardener`
### Affected Versions
- < v1.116.4
- < v1.117.5
- < v1.118.2
- < v1.119.0
### Fixed Versions
- >= v1.116.4
- >= v1.117.5
- >= v1.118.2
- >= v1.119.0
### How do I mitigate this vulnerability?
Update to a fixed version.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/gardener/gardener/security/advisories/GHSA-3hw7-qj9h-r835
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47283
- https://github.com/gardener/gardener/commit/924b1575aae052bcda5a51fac8594d38fa3c41b0
- https://github.com/gardener/gardener/commit/b89cf2cd5067e82f364063d5241af73650a6e11d
- https://github.com/gardener/gardener/commit/bbd19b1dd3a31843d7b820172d37f75298dfaf8b
- https://github.com/gardener/gardener/commit/cf4e9887d83902216b85609caf563f7a9dd2de00
- https://github.com/gardener/gardener