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01 Record

CVE-2026-76654

Subpath symlinking on Windows nodes permits NTLM coercion

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: kubernetes
CNA base score5.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

02 Description

Subpath symlinking on Windows nodes permits NTLM coercion

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 36.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status
Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-27.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2026-10-26 22:29Z2 DAYS AGO
Last updated
2026-10-26 23:10Z2 DAYS AGO
Reserved
2026-08-19
Assigning CNA
kubernetes
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
Data version
5.2
Document digest
1764cf379d464a52299e546e18e4ac4ae76e202891b450d177197aa0f94bec28

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
KubernetesKubernetesv1.34.0 to v1.34.11, v1.35.0 to v1.35.8, v1.36.0 to v1.36.4, v1.37.0 to v1.37.0—

06 References

07 Remediation

To mitigate this vulnerability, upgrade Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/cluster-upgrade/