CVE-2026-7374: Kubevirt: kubevirt virt-handler: privilege escalation and node compromise via symlink following vulnerability

Overview

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.9)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2026-May

Released

2026-05-31

Last Updated

2026-06-03

EPSS Score

0.60% (percentile: 45.1%)

Affected Products (2)

Other

• 21299-17084
• 21420-17084

Revision History

• 2026-05-31: Information published.
• 2026-06-01: Information published.
• 2026-06-02: Information published.
• 2026-06-03: Information published.