CVE-2025-47284
CRITICALDescription
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.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 37% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-150 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-0899 | Critical | 9.8 | 11% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-55754 | Critical | 9.6 | 10% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-25310 | High | 8.8 | 4.6% | - | - |
| CVE-2020-6932 | Critical | 10.0 | 3.6% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-28085 | Low | 3.3 | 2.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-30123 | Critical | 10.0 | 1.8% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2025-47284?
Upgrade gardener to 1.118.2 or later.
Is CVE-2025-47284 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2025-47284 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.44% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 37% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2025-47284?
CVE-2025-47284 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2025-47284 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for gardener (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-09-04.