CVE-2024-1725 Kubevirt-csi: persistentvolume allows access to hcp's root node
An authenticated attacker can access root worker node volumes by creating a matching Persistent Volume, leading to data exposure and privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-1725?
CVE-2024-1725 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redhat Openshift Container Platform, published on 7 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in the kubevirt-csi component of OpenShift Virtualization's Hosted Control Plane (HCP). This issue could allow an authenticated attacker to gain access to the root HCP worker node's volume by creating a custom Persistent Volume that matches the name of a worker node.
Weakness: CWE-501
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1725?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/kubevirt/csi-driver. It affects 5 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/kubevirt/csi-driver Go | All versions | None |
github.com/kubevirt/csi-driver Go | All versions | 0.0.0-202403081943-cc28dcbb0afc14 |
github.com/kubevirt/csi-driver Go | All versions | 0.0.0-202403081943-cc28dcbb0afc14 |
Products include Redhat Openshift Container Platform, Redhat Openshift Container Platform for Arm64, Redhat Openshift Container Platform for Ibm Z, Redhat Openshift Container Platform for Linuxone, Redhat Openshift Container Platform for Power.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1725?
Upgrade github.com/kubevirt/csi-driver to 0.0.0-202403081943-cc28dcbb0afc14 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-1725 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1725 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openshift Container Platform
- CVE-2020-27836 Missing authorization in cluster-ingress-operator
- CVE-2018-1085 Misconfiguration in openshift-ansible
- CVE-2026-54099 Privilege escalation in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- CVE-2026-1784 Ose-cluster-ingress-operator: remote code execution through haproxy configuration injection
- CVE-2021-20182 Privilege escalation in openshift
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fg9q-5cw2-p6r9, GO-2025-3512.