CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7. It affects Kubernetes. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2025-5187
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.7
EPSS
0.54%
Kubernetes
Original NVD Description
A vulnerability exists in the NodeRestriction admission controller in Kubernetes clusters where node users can delete their corresponding node object by patching themselves with an OwnerReference to a cluster-scoped resource. If the OwnerReference resource does not exist or is subsequently deleted, the given node object will be deleted via garbage collection.