CVE-2025-53542 HIGH

CVE-2025-53542: Kubernetes Headlamp Allows Arbitrary Command Injection in macOS Process headlamp@codeSign

Vendor Kubernetes-Sigs
Product headlamp
Weakness CWE-78
Published July 10, 2025
Last update July 10, 2025

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Headlamp is an extensible Kubernetes web UI. A command injection vulnerability was discovered in the codeSign.js script used in the macOS packaging workflow of the Kubernetes Headlamp project. This issue arises due to the improper use of Node.js's execSync() function with unsanitized input derived from environment variables, which can be influenced by an attacker. The variables ${teamID}, ${entitlementsPath}, and ${config.app} are dynamically derived from the environment or application config and passed directly to the shell command without proper escaping or argument separation. This exposes the system to command injection if any of the values contain malicious input. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.31.1.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 10, 2025 CVE published
July 10, 2025 Record updated