---
id: CVE-2025-14459
title: A flaw was found in KubeVirt Containerized Data Importer (CDI)
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in KubeVirt Containerized Data Importer (CDI). This
  vulnerability allows a user to clone PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs) from
  unauthorized namespaces, resulting in unauthorized access to data via the
  DataImportCron PVC sou…
severity: high
cvss: 8.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-639
  - CWE-639
published: '2026-01-26'
updated: '2026-06-30'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14459'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0950'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14459'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2420938'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0950'
    label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14459'
    label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2420938'
    label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-14459.json
    label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00375
epssPercentile: 0.28632
ingestedAt: '2026-06-30T17:40:12.457Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in KubeVirt Containerized Data Importer (CDI). This vulnerability allows a user to clone PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs) from unauthorized namespaces, resulting in unauthorized access to data via the DataImportCron PVC source mechanism.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.