GCP-2025-062
Source GCP Kubernetes Security
Not known to be exploited · fixed in 1.31.1000 : patch affected systems soon.
Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 22:57 UTC
Rated High by Threat Radar from the GCP Kubernetes Security text · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.31.1000
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
Public on cve.org; its publication date is not in this record
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 2 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Upgrade affected GKE node pools to the specified patched versions or later. For Ubuntu node pools, upgrade to at least 1.28.15-gke.2740000, 1.29.15-gke.1979000, 1.30.14-gke.1267000, or 1.31.13-gke.1040000. For Container-Optimized OS node pools, upgrade to at least 1.32.9-gke.1010000, 1.28.15-gke.2740000, 1.29.15-gke.1936000, 1.31.12-gke.1220000, or 1.30.14-gke.1267000. For GDC software on VMware, upgrade to version 1.31.1000-gke.44 or later. No action is required for GDC bare metal software as it is not affected.
Description
A Linux kernel vulnerability (CVE-2024-58240) affecting Container-Optimized OS nodes in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters can lead to privilege escalation. This impacts GKE Standard and Autopilot clusters but not those using GKE Sandbox. Patch versions have been released for Ubuntu node pools and Container-Optimized OS node pools across multiple GKE versions. GDC software for VMware is also affected and patched. GKE on AWS and Azure patch details are pending. Bare metal GDC software is not affected and requires no action.