CVE-2025-9708

mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.003 · 22 %ileEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.31% (22nd) EPSS
CVSS 6.8 · medium
Is it mine?
3 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

A vulnerability exists in the Kubernetes C# client where the certificate validation logic accepts properly constructed certificates from any Certificate Authority (CA) without properly verifying the trust chain. This flaw allows a malicious actor to present a forged certificate and potentially intercept or manipulate communication with the Kubernetes API server, leading to possible man-in-the-middle attacks and API impersonation.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.8
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.16.8mediumAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.16.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.16.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · jordan@liggitt.netexploitability 1.6 · impact 5.2
v3.16.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · OSV
v3.16.2mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-295USCWE-295USCWE-295US
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affected products (3)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • GHSA-w7r3-mgwf-4mqqKubernetes C# client accepts certificates from any CA without properly verifying the trust chain2025-09-17ghsa · osvUS

    A vulnerability exists in the Kubernetes C# client where the certificate validation logic accepts properly constructed certificates from any Certificate Authority (CA) without properly verifying the trust chain. This flaw allows a malicious actor to present a forged certificate and potentially intercept or manipulate communication with the Kubernetes API server, leading to possible man-in-the-middle attacks and API impersonation.

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also known as (4)

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bduosvNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2025-09-16modified 2026-06-17
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references (8)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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