Cloud Foundry Container Runtime Leaks IAAS Credentials
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-260Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
Cloud Foundry Container Runtime, versions prior to 0.28.0, deploys K8s worker nodes that contains a configuration file with IAAS credentials. A malicious user with access to the k8s nodes can obtain IAAS credentials allowing the user to escalate privileges to gain access to the IAAS account.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01429 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Cloud Foundry Container Runtime (CFCR) (Cloud Foundry): v0.28.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Foundry | Cloud Foundry Container Runtime (CFCR) | All to before v0.28.0 | v0.28.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Cloud Foundry Container Runtime (CFCR) VendorCloud Foundry Affected All to before v0.28.0 Fixed in v0.28.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:container_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.28.0 | Vulnerable | CloudFoundry Foundation |
- cpe:2.3:a:cloudfoundry:container_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.28.0 Vulnerable ·CloudFoundry Foundation
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Cloud Foundry Container Runtime (CFCR) (Cloud Foundry) Fixed in v0.28.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-3780
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w2x8-37g8-j83c
References
More Cloud Foundry vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-11240 UAA Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2018-01169 Log Cache logs UAA client secret on startup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-07868 Cloud Foundry UAA MFA does not prevent brute force of MFA code CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-18259 Cloud Foundry UAA SAML 2.0 Signature Bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2019-02813 Java Projects using HTTP to fetch dependencies CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-24613 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Cloud Foundry haproxy-boshrelease CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2019-3780 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-3780 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w2x8-37g8-j83c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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