CVE-2025-47284: Gardener allows metadata injection for a project secret which can lead to privilege escalation

CVE-2025-47284 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2025-05-23

Gardener allows metadata injection for a project secret which can lead to privilege escalation in github.com/gardener/gardener

Technologies: github.com/gardener/gardener (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-47284 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-47284 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-47284?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 23 May 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/gardener/gardener (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.116.4, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.116.4,introduced=1.117.0,fixed=1.117.5,introduced=1.118.0,fixed=1.118.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-47284?
Yes. github.com/gardener/gardener (Go): upgrade to 1.116.4, 1.118.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-47284?
Check whether you run github.com/gardener/gardener (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

  • github.com/gardener/gardener (Go): upgrade to 1.116.4, 1.118.2 or later
    go get github.com/gardener/gardener@v1.118.2

Affected products

  • github.com/gardener/gardener (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.116.4, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.116.4,introduced=1.117.0,fixed=1.117.5,introduced=1.118.0,fixed=1.118.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-47284
  • GHSA-9x73-87fh-54w9
  • GO-2025-3698

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