Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
K3s (github.com/k3s-io/k3s) versions 1.32.0-rc1 up to but not including 1.32.4-rc1 are affected. A kubelet configuration change can set ReadOnlyPort to 10255 in some situations, which may allow unauthenticated network access to that port and expose credentials. Upgrade to 1.32.4-rc1 or later.
Not analysed yet
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | Medium | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N | CNA (mitre) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0046, the 39th percentile, on 7 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:14 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:14 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-864f-7xjm-2jp2
- OSV: GHSA-864f-7xjm-2jp2
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46599
- github.com/f1veT/BUG/issues/2
- github.com/k3s-io/k3s/issues/12164
- github.com/k3s-io/k3s/commit/097b63e588e3c844cdf9b967bcd0a69f4fc0aa0a
- cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/disable-kubelet-readonly-port
- github.com/k3s-io/k3s
- github.com/k3s-io/k3s/compare/v1.32.3+k3s1...v1.32.4-rc1+k3s1
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3646