Privilege escalation from compromised node to cluster (Kubernetes Kubernetes)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 6.10 % · percentile 93 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- kubernetes
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
The Kubernetes kube-apiserver in versions v1.6-v1.15, and versions prior to v1.16.13, v1.17.9 and v1.18.6 are vulnerable to an unvalidated redirect on proxied upgrade requests that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges from a node compromise to a full cluster compromise.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-601 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | kubernetes |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · jordan@liggitt.net (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 6.0 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-33c5-9fx5-fvjm — Privilege Escalation in Kubernetes
- GO-2024-2748 — Privilege Escalation in Kubernetes in k8s.io/apimachinery
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-1072
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2020-8559
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-591 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.6.0 ≤ 1.15.0cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.16.0 < 1.16.13cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.17.0 < 1.17.9cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.18.0 < 1.18.6
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes · Kubernetes | affected 1.6 ; affected 1.7 ; affected 1.8 ; affected 1.9 ; affected 1.10 ; affected 1.11 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |