CVE-2025-14459
Virt-cdi-controller: unauthorized pvc cloning via dataimportcron
A flaw was found in KubeVirt Containerized Data Importer (CDI). This vulnerability allows a user to clone PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs) from unauthorized namespaces, resulting in unauthorized access to data via the DataImportCron PVC source mechanism.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Virt-cdi-controller: unauthorized pvc cloning via dataimportcron
A flaw was found in KubeVirt Containerized Data Importer (CDI). This vulnerability allows a user to clone PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs) from unauthorized namespaces, resulting in unauthorized access to data via the DataImportCron PVC source mechanism.
- Record
CVE-2025-14459- CVSS 3.1
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639, CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-206337
A flaw was found in KubeVirt Containerized Data Importer (CDI). This vulnerability allows a user to clone PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs) from unauthorized namespaces, resulting in unauthorized access to data via the DataImportCron PVC source mechanism.
- Record
EUVD-2025-206337- CVSS 3.1
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-727r-mf78-ghxp
A flaw was found in KubeVirt Containerized Data Importer (CDI). This vulnerability allows a user...
A flaw was found in KubeVirt Containerized Data Importer (CDI). This vulnerability allows a user to clone PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs) from unauthorized namespaces, resulting in unauthorized access to data via the DataImportCron PVC source mechanism.
- Record
GHSA-727r-mf78-ghxp- CVSS 3.1
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A flaw was found in KubeVirt Containerized Data Importer (CDI). This vulnerability allows a user to clone PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs) from unauthorized namespaces, resulting in unauthorized access to data via the DataImportCron PVC source mechanism.
- Record
CVE-2025-14459- CVSS 3.1
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-75395 No score
CVE-2025-14459 affecting package cloud-provider-kubevirt 0.5.1-10
A flaw was found in KubeVirt Containerized Data Importer (CDI). This vulnerability allows a user to clone PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs) from unauthorized namespaces, resulting in unauthorized access to data via the DataImportCron PVC source mechanism.
- Record
AZL-75395- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVAZL-75404 No score
CVE-2025-14459 affecting package containerized-data-importer 1.62.0-9
A flaw was found in KubeVirt Containerized Data Importer (CDI). This vulnerability allows a user to clone PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs) from unauthorized namespaces, resulting in unauthorized access to data via the DataImportCron PVC source mechanism.
- Record
AZL-75404- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVAZL-75443 No score
CVE-2025-14459 affecting package containerized-data-importer 1.55.0-28
A flaw was found in KubeVirt Containerized Data Importer (CDI). This vulnerability allows a user to clone PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs) from unauthorized namespaces, resulting in unauthorized access to data via the DataImportCron PVC source mechanism.
- Record
AZL-75443- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-75446 No score
CVE-2025-14459 affecting package kubevirt for versions less than 1.7.0-1
A flaw was found in KubeVirt Containerized Data Importer (CDI). This vulnerability allows a user to clone PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs) from unauthorized namespaces, resulting in unauthorized access to data via the DataImportCron PVC source mechanism.
- Record
AZL-75446- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-75494 No score
CVE-2025-14459 affecting package kubevirt 0.59.0-38
A flaw was found in KubeVirt Containerized Data Importer (CDI). This vulnerability allows a user to clone PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs) from unauthorized namespaces, resulting in unauthorized access to data via the DataImportCron PVC source mechanism.
- Record
AZL-75494- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cloud-provider-kubevirtAzure Linux:3 |
through 0.5.1-10 | None known |
containerized-data-importerAzure Linux:3 |
through 1.62.0-9 | None known |
containerized-data-importerAzure Linux:2 |
through 1.55.0-28 | None known |
kubevirtAzure Linux:3 |
before 1.7.0-1 | 1.7.0-1 |
kubevirtAzure Linux:2 |
through 0.59.0-38 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-14459 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Red Hat Openshift Virtualization 4, published January 26, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. Fixed in kubevirt 1.7.0-1.