Directory traversal vulnerability in Kubernetes, as used in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise…
Priority LOW 32CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in Kubernetes, as used in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0, allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted object type name, which is not properly handled before passing it to etcd.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01847 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes (Go): 1.1.1k8s.io/kubernetes (Go): 1.1.1Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes (Go) | before 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-jp32-vmm6-3vf5 |
| — | k8s.io/kubernetes (Go) | before 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-jp32-vmm6-3vf5 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.1 Fixed in 1.1.1 Patch available GHSA-jp32-vmm6-3vf5
- k8s.io/kubernetes (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.1 Fixed in 1.1.1 Patch available GHSA-jp32-vmm6-3vf5
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-jp32-vmm6-3vf5 github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes (Go) Fixed in 1.1.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-jp32-vmm6-3vf5 k8s.io/kubernetes (Go) Fixed in 1.1.1 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2015:1945 Released 2015-10-27 · Red Hat rating Moderatekubernetes security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0 openshift-3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose, openshift-clients-3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose, openshift-master-3.0.2.0-0.git.20.656dc3e.el7ose +3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1945 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5305
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jp32-vmm6-3vf5
References
Advisory 3
Other 7
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/16381
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/37f730f68c7f06e060f90714439bfb0dbb2df5e7
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/68f2add9bd5d43b9da1424d87d88f83d120e17d0
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5305
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0701
- https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-5305
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Sources
- CVE-2015-5305 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5305 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jp32-vmm6-3vf5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-5305 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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