6.5Medium
CVE-2026-13208Kubevirt: virt-handler-rhel9: kubevirt: virt-handler notify server trusts vmi identity from unauthenticated grpc request body
Description
A flaw was found in KubeVirt's virt-handler domain notify server. The gRPC handlers for HandleDomainEvent and HandleK8SEvent derive the VMI identity (namespace/name) solely from the request body without validating it against the connection's origin. Each virt-launcher pod connects through a per-VMI pipe socket, but no identity tag is propagated from the pipe path to the server handlers. This allows a compromised virt-launcher process to send forged domain lifecycle events for any other VMI scheduled on the same node, causing virt-handler to erroneously update that VMI's state and disrupt its lifecycle management.
Weakness (CWE):
CWE-287
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| kubevirt | kubevirt | — | |
| redhat | openshift virtualization | 4 – ≤ 4.22.0 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4 | all versions |
References and patches
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13208 vdb-entryMitigationVendor Advisory
- RHBZ#2492220 issue-trackingIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
CPE matches (NVD) (2)
cpe:2.3:a:kubevirt:kubevirt:-:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_virtualization:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4 ≤ 4.22.0