{"cve":"CVE-2025-5187","nvd":{"published":"2025-08-27T17:15:48.270","modified":"2026-06-17T09:47:25.080","status":"Deferred","description":"A vulnerability exists in the NodeRestriction admission controller in Kubernetes clusters where node users can delete their corresponding node object by patching themselves with an OwnerReference to a cluster-scoped resource. If the OwnerReference resource does not exist or is subsequently deleted, the given node object will be deleted via garbage collection.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","score":6.7},"cwes":["CWE-863"],"references":["https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/133471","https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/znSNY7XCztE"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:07:46.309729541+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-5187","score":0.00574,"percentile":0.47427,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-4x4m-3c2p-qppc","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4x4m-3c2p-qppc","summary":"Kubernetes Nodes can delete themselves by adding an OwnerReference","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:26.670712042Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":["<1.31.12"],"fixed":["1.31.12"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":[">=1.32.0-alpha.0 <1.32.8"],"fixed":["1.32.8"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":[">=1.33.0-alpha.0 <1.33.4"],"fixed":["1.33.4"]}]},{"id":"GO-2025-3915","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2025-3915","summary":"Kubernetes Nodes can delete themselves by adding an OwnerReference in k8s.io/kubernetes","modified":"2026-02-04T03:55:32.336755Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":["<1.31.12",">=1.32.0-alpha.0 <1.32.8",">=1.33.0-alpha.0 <1.33.4"],"fixed":["1.31.12","1.32.8","1.33.4"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}