What is CVE-2024-5321?

CVE-2024-5321 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-07-18.

How severe is CVE-2024-5321?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Kubernetes

CVE-2024-5321

A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes clusters with Windows nodes where BUILTIN\Users may be able to read container logs and NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users may be able to modify container logs.

Published 2024-07-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 21.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Kubernetes — versions 1.27.0, 1.28.0, 1.29.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/126161 (issue-tracking)
groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/81c0BHkKNt0 (mailing-list)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-5321?: CVE-2024-5321 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-07-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-5321?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.