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RedHat Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation

WID-SEC-2025-2533 · first 10.11.2025 · updated 25.03.2026 · CVSS 5,2

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What it is about

Kubernetes ist ein Werkzeug zur Automatisierung der Bereitstellung, Skalierung und Verwaltung von containerisierten Anwendungen. Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in RedHat Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

Under what conditions?

Only with access to the device or an account on it. Often the second step after a phishing email.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • seine Privilegien zu erhöhen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux multicluster engine for Kubernetes <2.7.7
  • Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation <4.18
  • Red Hat OpenShift File Integrity Operator <1.3.8
  • Red Hat OpenShift Compliance Operator <1.8.1

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Update to at least:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.7.7
  • Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.18
  • Red Hat OpenShift File Integrity Operator 1.3.8
  • Red Hat OpenShift Compliance Operator 1.8.1

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.

Information and sources

CVE: CVE-2025-7195

Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.

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