CVE-2025-46599: CNCF K3s Kubernetes kubelet configuration exposes credentials
(updated )
CNCF K3s 1.32 before 1.32.4-rc1+k3s1 has a Kubernetes kubelet configuration change with the unintended consequence that, in some situations, ReadOnlyPort is set to 10255. For example, the default behavior of a K3s online installation might allow unauthenticated access to this port, exposing credentials.
References
- cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/disable-kubelet-readonly-port
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-864f-7xjm-2jp2
- github.com/f1veT/BUG/issues/2
- github.com/k3s-io/k3s
- github.com/k3s-io/k3s/commit/097b63e588e3c844cdf9b967bcd0a69f4fc0aa0a
- github.com/k3s-io/k3s/compare/v1.32.3+k3s1...v1.32.4-rc1+k3s1
- github.com/k3s-io/k3s/issues/12164
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46599
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3646
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