CRITICAL 9.9 Microsoft
CVE-2026-7374
Kubevirt: kubevirt virt-handler: privilege escalation and node compromise via symlink following vulnerability
Microsoft Security Update 2026-May: Kubevirt: kubevirt virt-handler: privilege escalation and node compromise via symlink following vulnerability
Affected Products
- azl3 kubevirt 1.7.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0
- azl3 kubevirt 1.7.1-7 on Azure Linux 3.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-7374
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7374
This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.9 was published on 2026-05-12 via Microsoft. Affected: azl3 kubevirt 1.7.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0, azl3 kubevirt 1.7.1-7 on Azure Linux 3.0.
Risk Timeline
CVE Disclosed2026-05-12 · 83 days ago
Remediation Resources
Official Advisory
msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-7374NVD / MITRE
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