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TI-2019-08415 Aliases CVE-2019-11245GHSA-r76g-g87f-vw8f

kubelet-started container uid changes to root after first restart or if image is already pulled to the node

Priority LOW 35CWE-703Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass, Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-264 and CWE-266.

Summary

In kubelet v1.13.6 and v1.14.2, containers for pods that do not specify an explicit runAsUser attempt to run as uid 0 (root) on container restart, or if the image was previously pulled to the node. If the pod specified mustRunAsNonRoot: true, the kubelet will refuse to start the container as root. If the pod did not specify mustRunAsNonRoot: true, the kubelet will run the container as uid 0.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00599 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubelet (Go): 1.14.3, 1.13.7

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
KubernetesKubernetesv1.13.6; v1.14.2—No fix listedCNA
—k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubelet (Go)1.14.0 to before 1.14.31.14.3Patch availableGHSA-r76g-g87f-vw8f
—k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubelet (Go)1.13.0 to before 1.13.71.13.7Patch availableGHSA-r76g-g87f-vw8f
  • Kubernetes VendorKubernetes Affected v1.13.6; v1.14.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubelet (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.14.0 to before 1.14.3 Fixed in 1.14.3 Patch available GHSA-r76g-g87f-vw8f
  • k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubelet (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.13.0 to before 1.13.7 Fixed in 1.13.7 Patch available GHSA-r76g-g87f-vw8f

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:1.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.13.6VulnerableKubernetes
cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:1.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.14.2VulnerableKubernetes
  • cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:1.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.6 Vulnerable ·Kubernetes
  • cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:1.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14.2 Vulnerable ·Kubernetes

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-r76g-g87f-vw8f k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubelet (Go) Fixed in 1.14.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-r76g-g87f-vw8f k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubelet (Go) Fixed in 1.13.7 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 7 products
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat Storage 3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11245
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r76g-g87f-vw8f

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 7

  • TI-2018-16130 Improper privilege management in Kubernetes CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-08418 Kubernetes kubelet exposes /debug/pprof info on healthz port CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2023-05086 Kubernetes - Windows nodes - Insufficient input sanitization in in-tree storage plugin leads to privilege escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-03433 Kubernetes - Windows nodes - Insufficient input sanitization leads to privilege escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-02285 Bypass of seccomp profile enforcement CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2017-14755 Link following in Kubernetes CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.6
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Sources

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