{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-227x-7mh8-3cf6",
  "modified": "2025-10-23T20:12:12Z",
  "published": "2025-09-25T16:39:16Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-59823"
  ],
  "summary": "Gardener provider extensions vulnerable to code injection when Terraform is used for infrastructure provisioning",
  "details": "### Impact\n\nA security vulnerability was discovered in Gardener when [Terraformer](https://github.com/gardener/terraformer) is used for infrastructure provisioning. This vulnerability could allow a user with administrative privileges for a Gardener project to obtain control over the seed cluster where the shoot cluster is managed.\n\nThis CVE affects all Gardener installations where [Terraformer](https://github.com/gardener/terraformer) is used/can be enabled for infrastructure provisioning with any of the affected components mentioned below.\n\n### Affected Components\n• gardener-extension-provider-gcp\n• gardener-extension-provider-azure\n• gardener-extension-provider-openstack\n• gardener-extension-provider-aws\n\n### Affected Versions\n• gardener-extension-provider-gcp < v1.46.0\n• gardener-extension-provider-azure < v1.55.0\n• gardener-extension-provider-openstack < v1.49.0\n• gardener-extension-provider-aws < v1.64.0\n\n### Fixed versions\n• gardener-extension-provider-gcp >= v1.46.0\n• gardener-extension-provider-azure >= v1.55.0\n• gardener-extension-provider-openstack >= v1.49.0\n• gardener-extension-provider-aws >= v1.64.0\n\n### How do I mitigate this vulnerability?\nUpdate to a fixed version.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-aws"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.64.0"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-gcp"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.46.0"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-azure"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
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            {
              "fixed": "1.55.0"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-openstack"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.49.0"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-aws/security/advisories/GHSA-227x-7mh8-3cf6"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59823"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-aws/commit/cb5045fc146248296994804bbfe27bd896938bf2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-azure/commit/4573a4404969f89781ed6cf72e90554bc6ae2020"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-gcp/commit/51111b4f60c33c60dfdf18b1fc50f7ec8d8f70ac"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-openstack/commit/2ed6f0fe1be90fbef5d6093eb0b8325c8421b8d8"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-aws"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-aws/releases/tag/v1.64.0"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-azure/releases/tag/v1.55.0"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-gcp/releases/tag/v1.46.0"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-provider-openstack/releases/tag/v1.49.0"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3981"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20",
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "severity": "CRITICAL",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-09-25T16:39:16Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-09-25T15:16:13Z"
  }
}