Kubernetes Dashboard before 1.10.1 allows attackers to bypass authentication and use…
Priority HIGH 70CWE-306Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
Kubernetes Dashboard before 1.10.1 allows attackers to bypass authentication and use Dashboard's Service Account for reading secrets within the cluster.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.70372 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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:kubernetes:dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.10.1 | Vulnerable | Kubernetes |
- cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.10.1 Vulnerable ·Kubernetes
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Storage 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18264
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7mh5-fh6p-8pw2
References
Patch 2
Sources
- CVE-2018-18264 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-18264 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7mh5-fh6p-8pw2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-18264 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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