VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2025-7342

These credentials, which allow root access, are disabled at the conclusion of the build.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.35%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A security issue was discovered in the Kubernetes Image Builder where default credentials are enabled during the Windows image build process when using the Nutanix or VMware OVA providers. These credentials, which allow root access, are disabled at the conclusion of the build. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if their nodes use VM images created via the Image Builder project and the vulnerability was exploited during the build process, which requires an attacker to access the build VM and modify the image while the build is in progress.

CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.35% probability · 28th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-798
Source: jordan@liggitt.net

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.