CVE-2025-48710: kro Confused Deputy vulnerability

June 4, 2025 (updated June 5, 2025)

kro (Kube Resource Orchestrator) 0.1.0 before 0.2.1 allows users (with permission to create or modify ResourceGraphDefinition resources) to supply arbitrary container images. This can lead to a confused-deputy scenario where kro’s controllers deploy and run attacker-controlled images, resulting in unauthenticated remote code execution on cluster nodes.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-7633-x85h-5mqh
github.com/kro-run/kro
github.com/kro-run/kro/compare/v0.2.1...v0.2.2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48710
orca.security/resources/blog/kubernetes-crd-abstraction-risks-kro

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