CVE-2025-14443: openshift-apiserver SSRF Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2025-14443 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.5) ssrf vulnerability (CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)) affecting openshift-apiserver libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves ssrf via missing ip/network-range validation in user-supplied image references. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.
CVE-2025-14443 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 8.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L).
How to Fix CVE-2025-14443
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected openshift-apiserver dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver to Latest secure releaseUpgrade github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver to Latest secure releaseRun the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserverHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2025-14443, inspect your project dependencies for openshift-apiserver:
inspect dependencies for github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserverAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of openshift-apiserver in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), where 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. In openshift-apiserver, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2025-14443 Affected openshift-apiserver Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver
|
Go |
4.0.0-alpha.0
All 1 versions
4.0.0-alpha.0
|
None specified
|
|
github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver
|
Go |
≤ 0.0.0-alpha.0.0.20260130163947-0eb84cd66658
|
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-gxvv-45f6-3ch8",
"modified" : "2026-02-28T02:15:59Z",
"published" : "2025-12-16T15:30:42Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2025-14443" ],
"summary" : "openshift-apiserver: SSRF via Missing IP/Network-Range Validation in User-Supplied Image References",
"details" : "A flaw was found in ose-openshift-apiserver. This vulnerability allows internal network enumeration, service discovery, limited information disclosure, and potential Denial of Service (DoS) through Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) due to missing IP address and network-range validation when processing user-supplied image references.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Go",
"name" : "github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver"
},
"versions" : [ "4.0.0-alpha.0" ]
}, {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Go",
"name" : "github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "0"
}, {
"last_affected" : "0.0.0-alpha.0.0.20260130163947-0eb84cd66658"
} ]
} ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14443"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver/pull/591"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver/pull/599"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14443"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2420964"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-918" ],
"severity" : "HIGH",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2026-02-28T02:15:59Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2025-12-16T13:15:56Z"
}
}