CVE-2024-7598 LOW

CVE-2024-7598: Network restriction bypass via race condition during namespace termination

Vendor Kubernetes
Product kube-apiserver
Weakness CWE-362
Published March 20, 2025
Last update March 20, 2025

CVSS base score

3.1/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a malicious or compromised pod could bypass network restrictions enforced by network policies during namespace deletion. The order in which objects are deleted during namespace termination is not defined, and it is possible for network policies to be deleted before the pods that they protect. This can lead to a brief period in which the pods are running, but network policies that should apply to connections to and from the pods are not enforced.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 20, 2025 CVE published
March 20, 2025 Record updated