Database/Container, Kubernetes & orchestration
KubeVirt: hostDisk feature mounts host files into a VM with insufficient restriction
CVSS 8.5CVE-2025-64324Container, Kubernetes & orchestrationcurated
Impact
hostDisk feature mounts host files into a VM with insufficient restriction; host data exposure
Who can reach it
Cluster user able to create a VM with hostDisk
What to do
Upgrade KubeVirt to 1.6.1/1.7.0+; disable the hostDisk feature gate for tenants
References
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