CVE-2025-13888 | Openshift-gitops-operator: openshift gitops: namespace admin cluster takeover via privileged jobs

A flaw was found in OpenShift GitOps. Namespace admins can create ArgoCD Custom Resources (CRs) that trick the system into granting them elevated permissions in other namespaces, including privileged namespaces. An authenticated attacker can then use these elevated permissions to create privileged workloads that run on master nodes, effectively giving them root access to the entire cluster.

Published: 2025-12-15 Last update: 2026-04-15 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Deferred，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-13888 is rated Moderate Risk (42/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-13888

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-25 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
2 2026-02-18 0.06% 0.04% -0.03%
3 2025-12-21 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-13888

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.1 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.3 6.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-13888

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-13888

GHSA-pcqx-8qww-7f4v · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: go — OpenShift GitOps authenticated attackers can obtain cluster root access through forged ArgoCD custom resources

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-13888

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13888

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-13888

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2025-13888

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