Vulnerability · CVE-2025-5187
A vulnerability exists in the NodeRestriction admission controller in Kubernetes clusters where node users can delete their corresponding node object by patching themselves with an
Published Aug 11, 2025 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · Kubernetes Kubernetes
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-5187. EPSS is 0.57%. Act only if a listed version of Kubernetes Kubernetes is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.7
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.57%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- vendor Kubernetes Kubernetes v1.33.0 ≤v1.33.3
A vulnerability exists in the NodeRestriction admission controller in Kubernetes clusters where node users can delete their corresponding node object by patching themselves with an OwnerReference to a cluster-scoped resource. If the OwnerReference resource does not exist or is subsequently deleted, the given node object will be deleted via garbage collection.
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- vendor Kubernetes Kubernetes v1.33.0 ≤v1.33.3v1.33.0 ≤v1.33.3
How to fix CVE-2025-5187
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-5187. EPSS is 0.57%. Act only if a listed version of Kubernetes Kubernetes is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Kubernetes Kubernetes v1.33.0 ≤v1.33.3 v1.33.0 ≤v1.33.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.57%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 11, 2025 · Kubernetes Security
Detected
Nodes can delete themselves by adding an OwnerReference
Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
A vulnerability exists in the NodeRestriction admission controller in Kubernetes clusters where node users can delete their corresponding node object by patching themselves with an OwnerReference to a cluster-scoped resource. If the OwnerReference resource does not exist or is subsequently deleted, the given node object will be deleted via garbage collection.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-5187
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-5187
30-day exploitation probability 0.57%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-25937
A vulnerability exists in the NodeRestriction admission controller in Kubernetes clusters where node users can delete their corresponding node object by patching themselves with an OwnerReference to a cluster-scoped resource. If the OwnerReference resource does not exist or is su
euvd.enisa.europa.eu - Kubernetes SecurityVendor advisoryCVE-2025-5187
Nodes can delete themselves by adding an OwnerReference
github.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.