CVE-2025-30163: github.com/cilium/cilium · Cilium node based network policies may incorrectly allow workload traffic
Affects github.com/cilium/ciliumSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.4 Low : upgrade to 1.16.8 when convenient.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 11% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.16.8, 1.17.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Mar 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Upgrade github.com/cilium/cilium to 1.16.8; github.com/cilium/cilium to 1.17.2.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| Gogithub.com/cilium/cilium | Affected
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| Gogithub.com/cilium/cilium | Affected
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AI-suggested
A fix is available in Cilium versions 1.16.8 and 1.17.2. Users should upgrade to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Alternatively, users can work around the issue by ensuring that labels used in fromNodes and toNodes are assigned exclusively to nodes and not to other endpoints. Since node based network policy is disabled by default, enabling it should be done with caution until patched.
Description
### Impact [Node based network policies](https://docs.cilium.io/en/stable/security/policy/language/#node-based) (`fromNodes` and `toNodes`) will incorrectly permit traffic to/from non-node endpoints that share the labels specified in `fromNodes` and `toNodes` sections of network policies. Node based network policy is disabled by default in Cilium. ### Patches This issue was fixed by https://github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/36657. This issue affects: - Cilium v1.16 between v1.16.0 and v1.16.7 inclusive - Cilium v1.17 between v1.17.0 and v1.17.1 inclusive This issue is fixed in: - Cilium v1.16.8 - Cilium v1.17.2 ### Workarounds Users can work around this issue by ensuring that the labels used in `fromNodes` and `toNodes` fields are used exclusively by nodes and not by other endpoints. ### Acknowledgements The Cilium community has worked together with members of Isovalent to prepare these mitigations. Special thanks to @oblazek for reporting and fixing this issue. ### For more information If you think you have found a vulnerability affecting Cilium, we strongly encourage you to report it to our security mailing list at [security@cilium.io](mailto:security@cilium.io). This is a private mailing list for the Cilium security team, and your report will be treated as top priority. Please also address any comments or questions on this advisory to the same mailing list.
References
- github.com/cilium/cilium/security/advisories/GHSA-c6pf-2v8j-96mc (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30163 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/cilium/cilium/pull/36657 (opens in a new tab)
- docs.cilium.io/en/stable/security/policy/language/ (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/cilium/cilium (opens in a new tab)