CVE-2026-15687: Kubernetes Kubernetes-Client/java

Low severity, CVSS 2.4. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A security issue was discovered in the Kubernetes Java client library where a compromised pod may be able to create new files in arbitrary locations on the client machine executing copy operations via non-tar copyDirectoryFromPod when enableTarCompressing is false.

Affected products

• Kubernetes Kubernetes-Client/java: from 10.0.0, before 25.0.1 (fixed in 25.0.1); version 26.0.0 only

Published 2026-07-23. Last modified 2026-07-23.