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CRE-2025-0062

Karpenter Version Incompatible with Kubernetes VersionMedium
Impact: 6/10
Mitigation: 2/10

CRE-2025-0062View on GitHub

Description

- Karpenter logs an error when its current version is not compatible with the running Kubernetes control plane version. - This results in provisioning failures and indicates a required upgrade to align compatibility. - The issue is surfaced via structured logs from the controller.

Mitigation

- Upgrade Karpenter to a version that supports the running Kubernetes version. - Review the Karpenter release notes and compatibility matrix prior to cluster upgrades. - Consider pinning cluster upgrades behind workload compatibility checks.

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