GHSA-jv3w-x3r3-g6rm
CNA Plugins Portmap nftables backend can intercept non-local traffic
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/containernetworking/plugins | >= 1.6.0, < 1.9.0 | 1.9.0 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Background
The CNI `portmap` plugin allows containers to emulate opening a host port, forwarding that traffic to the container. For example, if a host has the IP 198.51.100.42, a container may request that all packets to `198.51.100.42:53` be forwarded to the container's network.
### Vulnerability
When the `portmap` plugin is configured with the `nftables` backend, it inadvertently forwards all traffic with the same destination port as the host port, **ignoring the destination IP**. This includes traffic not intended for the node itself, i.e. traffic to containers hosted on the node.
In the given example above, traffic destined to port 53 but for a _separate container_ would still be captured and forwarded, even though it was not destined for the host.
### Impact
Containers (i.e. kubernetes pods) that request HostPort forwarding can intercept all traffic destined for that port. This requires that the `portmap` plugin be explicitly configured to use the `nftables` backend. (The `iptables` backend is the default.)
### Patches
This is fixed as of CNI plugins v1.9.0
### Workarounds
Configure the `portmap` plugin to use the `iptables` backend. It does not have this vulnerability.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins/security/advisories/GHSA-jv3w-x3r3-g6rm
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-67499
- https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins/pull/1210
- https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins/commit/9b3772e1a7abf93cbb7c6526a28bc0d27b830e02
- https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins
- https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins/releases/tag/v1.9.0
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4222