CVE-2025-13281: kube-controller-manager is vulnerable to half-blind Server Side Request Forgery through in-tree Portworx StorageClass
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A half-blind Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in kube-controller-manager when using the in-tree Portworx StorageClass. This vulnerability allows authorized users to leak arbitrary information from unprotected endpoints in the control plane’s host network (including link-local or loopback services).
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-r6j8-c6r2-37rr
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/7506ce804c20696ba32cdb72126270ceaed06e24
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/97650c1c4fe15cbb7756ba95b3edc8a8665063ca
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/dbe17dfe7773563eac95534040f413ada6d2b421
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/135525
- groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/EORqZg0k1l4/m/TtD-q0v7AgAJ
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13281
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