Kubernetes kube-controller-manager SSRF via Portworx StorageClass
CVE-2025-13281 Published on December 14, 2025
Portworx Half-Blind SSRF in kube-controller-manager
A half-blind Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in kube-controller-manager when using the in-tree Portworx StorageClass. This vulnerability allows authorized users to leak arbitrary information from unprotected endpoints in the control planes host network (including link-local or loopback services).
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-13281 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a SSRF Vulnerability?
The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. By providing URLs to unexpected hosts or ports, attackers can make it appear that the server is sending the request, possibly bypassing access controls such as firewalls that prevent the attackers from accessing the URLs directly. The server can be used as a proxy to conduct port scanning of hosts in internal networks, use other URLs such as that can access documents on the system (using file://), or use other protocols such as gopher:// or tftp://, which may provide greater control over the contents of requests.
CVE-2025-13281 has been classified to as a SSRF vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-13281
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Affected Versions
Kubernetes:- Version v1.30.0, <= v1.30.14 is affected.
- Version v1.31.0, <= v1.31.14 is affected.
- Version v1.32.0, <= v1.32.9 is affected.
- Version v1.33.0, <= v1.33.5 is affected.
- Version v1.34.0, <= v1.34.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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