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CVE-2019-11245

MEDIUM
Published 2019-08-29T00:22:24.173224Z
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CVSS Score

V3.0
4.9
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.002
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.2% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.394
Higher than 39.4% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW

Description

In kubelet v1.13.6 and v1.14.2, containers for pods that do not specify an explicit runAsUser attempt to run as uid 0 (root) on container restart, or if the image was previously pulled to the node. If the pod specified mustRunAsNonRoot: true, the kubelet will refuse to start the container as root. If the pod did not specify mustRunAsNonRoot: true, the kubelet will run the container as uid 0.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

GitHub Security Advisories

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Kubelet Incorrect Privilege Assignment

GHSA-r76g-g87f-vw8f

Advisory Details

In kubelet v1.13.6 and v1.14.2, containers for pods that do not specify an explicit `runAsUser` attempt to run as uid 0 (root) on container restart, or if the image was previously pulled to the node. If the pod specified `mustRunAsNonRoot: true`, the kubelet will refuse to start the container as root. If the pod did not specify `mustRunAsNonRoot: true`, the kubelet will run the container as uid 0.

Affected Packages

Go k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubelet
ECOSYSTEM: ≥1.14.0 <1.14.3
Go k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubelet
ECOSYSTEM: ≥1.13.0 <1.13.7

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: April 24, 2024, Modified: June 10, 2024

References

Published: 2019-08-29T00:22:24.173224Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T22:09:44.877Z
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