CVE-2025-14443 openshift-apiserver: SSRF via Missing IP/Network-Range Validation in User-Supplied Image References
Attackers can exploit missing IP validation in image imports to enumerate internal networks, disclose information, or cause denial of service.
- 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-2025-14443?
CVE-2025-14443 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4, published on 16 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in ose-openshift-apiserver. This vulnerability allows internal network enumeration, service discovery, limited information disclosure, and potential denial-of-service (DoS) through Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) due to missing IP address and network-range validation when processing user-supplied image references.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14443?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver Go | All versions | None |
github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver Go | All versions | None |
github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver Go | All versions | None |
github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver Go | All versions to 0.0.0-alpha.0.0.20260130163947-0eb84cd66658 | None |
github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver Go | All versions to 0.0.0-alpha.0.0.20260130163947-0eb84cd66658 | None |
How do I fix CVE-2025-14443?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2025-14443 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14443 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gxvv-45f6-3ch8, GO-2026-4578.