CVE-2025-47284

CRITICAL

Gardener implements the automated management and operation of Kubernetes clusters as a service. A security vulnerability was discovered in the `gardenlet` component of Gardener prior to versions 1....

Affects 1 product across 1 vendor.

CVSS 3.19.9
EPSS0.5%
Percentile39th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction needed, can impact systems beyond the vulnerable component, full confidentiality impact, full integrity impact, full availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-150: CWE-150
Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-41 Using Meta-characters in E-mail Headers to Inject Malicious Payloads
via CWE-150
CAPEC-81 Web Server Logs Tampering
via CWE-150
CAPEC-93 Log Injection-Tampering-Forging
via CWE-150
CAPEC-134 Email Injection
via CWE-150

Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

A critical security vulnerability in the gardenlet component of Gardener prior to versions 1.116.4, 1.117.5, 1.118.2, and 1.119.0 allows a user with administrative privileges for a Gardener project to obtain control over the seed cluster(s) where their shoot clusters are managed.

BSID: BS-2025-GLOBAL-039706-C • Model: /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 • Confidence: HIGH

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-47284?
A critical security vulnerability in the gardenlet component of Gardener prior to versions 1.116.4, 1.117.5, 1.118.2, and 1.119.0 allows a user with administrative privileges for a Gardener project to obtain control over the seed cluster(s) where their shoot clusters are managed.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-47284?
CVE-2025-47284 has CVSS 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS: 0.5%.
Is CVE-2025-47284 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2025-47284 as of 2026-09-25.
How do I remediate CVE-2025-47284?
Priority: IMMEDIATE.
What systems are affected by CVE-2025-47284?
CVE-2025-47284 affects Gardener Gardener.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2025-47284
BSIDBS-2025-GLOBAL-039706-C BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published2025-05-19
Last Modified2026-06-17
ICS Relevance0%
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-150
SourceNVD
Official Description

Gardener implements the automated management and operation of Kubernetes clusters as a service. A security vulnerability was discovered in the `gardenlet` component of Gardener prior to versions 1.116.4, 1.117.5, 1.118.2, and 1.119.0. It could allow a user with administrative privileges for a Gardener project to obtain control over the seed cluster(s) where their shoot clusters are managed. This CVE affects all Gardener installations where gardener/gardener-extension-provider-gcp is in use. Versions 1.116.4, 1.117.5, 1.118.2, and 1.119.0 fix the issue.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

An attacker with administrative privileges in a Gardener project can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized control over the seed clusters, potentially leading to full control over the managed Kubernetes clusters.

Exploitation Likelihood: HIGH

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Gardener Gardener < 1.116.4 ≥ 1.117.0, < 1.117.5 ≥ 1.118.0, < 1.118.2
Remediation

No official vendor advisory link on record. See the CVE record →

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 514 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Model/workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16
ConfidenceHIGH
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hashc54e7ec8bbde5171bf356e742bc671020f41d74d25abab7bfb35e6c783ee55a5e651e60a4c5ed304ab1a8277689343f2ea8e70ff946f96ac5f392869da1a4284
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