CoreOS Tectonic 1.7.x before 1.7.9-tectonic.4 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4-tectonic.3 mounts a…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
CoreOS Tectonic 1.7.x before 1.7.9-tectonic.4 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4-tectonic.3 mounts a direct proxy to the kubernetes cluster at /api/kubernetes/ which is accessible without authentication to Tectonic and allows an attacker to directly connect to the kubernetes API server. Unauthenticated users are able to list all Namespaces through the Console, resulting in an information disclosure. Tectonic's exposure of an unauthenticated API endpoint containing information regarding the internal state of the cluster can provide an attacker with information that may assist in other attacks against the cluster. For example, an attacker may not have the permissions required to list all namespaces in the cluster but can instead leverage this vulnerability to enumerate the namespaces and then begin to check each namespace for weak authorization policies that may allow further escalation of privileges.
Why it matters now
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 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tectonic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.1-tectonic.1 to before 1.7.9-tectonic.4; 1.8.4-tectonic.1 to before 1.8.4-tectonic.3 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tectonic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1-tectonic.1 to before 1.7.9-tectonic.4; 1.8.4-tectonic.1 to before 1.8.4-tectonic.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5256
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2jqj-xw9v-qv9j
References
More Red Hat Tectonic vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-06603 CoreOS Tectonic 1.7.x and 1.8.x before 1.8.7-tectonic.2 deploys the Grafana web… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2018-5256 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-5256 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2jqj-xw9v-qv9j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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