CVE-2026-3864
CSI Driver for NFS path traversal via subDir may delete unintended directories on the NFS server
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- kubernetes
Description
A vulnerability was discovered in the Kubernetes CSI Driver for NFS where the subDir parameter in volume identifiers was insufficiently validated. Attackers with the ability to create PersistentVolumes referencing the NFS CSI driver could craft volume identifiers containing path traversal sequences (../). During volume deletion or cleanup operations, the driver could operate on unintended directories outside the intended managed path within the NFS export. This may lead to deletion or modification of directories on the NFS server.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| kubernetesCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Awaiting Analysis | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.75% · top 45% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
Kubernetes · CSI Driver for NFS
- affected < 4.13.1
- unaffected 4.13.1
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Gogithub.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-driver-nfsGHSA-2mjq-54qg-7w6j (opens in a new tab)
What to do
Solution: Upgrade the CSI Driver for NFS to version 4.13.1 or later. As mitigations, restrict PersistentVolume creation privileges to trusted administrators and review NFS exports to ensure only intended directories are writable by the driver.
References (3)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-2mjq-54qg-7w6j (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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