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CVE-2025-14459: Virt-cdi-controller: unauthorized pvc cloning via dataimportcron

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-01-26 · updated 2026-07-15
• Weakness: CWE-639

Description

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.

Affected products

• Red Hat RHEL-9-CNV-4.19: all versions — fixed in v4.19.17-11, v4.19.17-12, v4.19.17-19, v4.19.17-3, v4.19.17-4, v4.19.17-5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat RHEL-9-CNV-4.19 v4.19.17-11, v4.19.17-12, v4.19.17-19, v4.19.17-3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0950
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14459
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2420938
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0950
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14459
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2420938
• https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-14459.json

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