What is CVE-2024-10220?

CVE-2024-10220 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes Kubelet, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2024-10220?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-10220 known to be exploited?

14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Kubernetes Kubelet

CVE-2024-10220

The Kubernetes kubelet component allows arbitrary command execution via specially crafted gitRepo volumes.This issue affects kubelet: through 1.28.11, from 1.29.0 through 1.29.6, from 1.30.0 through 1.30.2.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2024-11-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.030 (87.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Kubernetes Kubelet — versions 0, 1.29.0, 1.30.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/128885 (issue-tracking)
groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/ptNgV5Necko (mailing-list)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-10220?: CVE-2024-10220 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes Kubelet, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2024-10220?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-10220 known to be exploited?: 14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.