Vulnerability in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2
CVE-2024-5042
A flaw was found in the Submariner project. Due to unnecessary role-based access control permissions, a privileged attacker can run a malicious container on a node that may allow them to steal service account tokens and further compromise other nodes and potentially the entire cluster.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2
- Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.2 — versions 1774541919, 1774541345, sha256:55351821e9c296bf419a0b6b4f8a08942303bde1f6b8c1c8d3e81d719bafd0d4
- Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.20 — versions 1774540992, 1774540668, 1774541259
- Red Hat Rhodf-4.16-Rhel-9 — versions v4.16.0-19
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4591 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6503 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5042 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-2rhx-qhxp-5jpw
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-5042?
- CVE-2024-5042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2024-05-17.
- How severe is CVE-2024-5042?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-5042 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.