Vulnerability in Kubernetes

CVE-2018-1002105

In all Kubernetes versions prior to v1.10.11, v1.11.5, and v1.12.3, incorrect handling of error responses to proxied upgrade requests in the kube-apiserver allowed specially crafted requests to establish a connection through the Kubernetes API server to backend servers, then send arbitrary requests over the same connection directly to the backend, authenticated with the Kubernetes API server's TLS credentials used to establish the backend connection.

EPSS: 0.870 (99.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1002105?
CVE-2018-1002105 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes, classified under CWE-388. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-1002105?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-1002105 known to be exploited?
57 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.