CVE-2025-4563: GO-2025-3774 - Kubernetes allows nodes to bypass dynamic resource allocation authorization checks in k8s.io/kubernetes

CVE-2025-4563 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-07-28

Kubernetes allows nodes to bypass dynamic resource allocation authorization checks in k8s.io/kubernetes

Technologies: k8s.io/kubernetes (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-4563 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-4563 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-4563?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 28 July 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
k8s.io/kubernetes (Go) SEMVER:introduced=1.32.0,fixed=1.32.6, SEMVER:introduced=1.32.0,fixed=1.32.6,introduced=1.33.0,fixed=1.33.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-4563?
Yes. k8s.io/kubernetes (Go): upgrade to 1.32.6, 1.33.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-4563?
Check whether you run k8s.io/kubernetes (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • k8s.io/kubernetes (Go): upgrade to 1.32.6, 1.33.2 or later
    go get k8s.io/kubernetes@v1.33.2

Affected products

  • k8s.io/kubernetes (Go) SEMVER:introduced=1.32.0,fixed=1.32.6, SEMVER:introduced=1.32.0,fixed=1.32.6,introduced=1.33.0,fixed=1.33.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-4563
  • GHSA-hj2p-8wj8-pfq4
  • GO-2025-3774

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