TI-2019-11860 Aliases CVE-2019-15789 GHSA-2fvj-qg75-5fhx

Microk8s Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

LOW 39CWE-269Published 2020-04-08 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

Privilege escalation vulnerability in MicroK8s allows a low privilege user with local access to obtain root access to the host by provisioning a privileged container. Fixed in MicroK8s 1.15.3.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00502 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed MicroK8s (Canonical): 1.15.3

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
Canonical	MicroK8s	1.15 to before 1.15.3	1.15.3	Patch available	CNA

MicroK8s VendorCanonical Affected 1.15 to before 1.15.3 Fixed in 1.15.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:microk8s::::::::	before 1.15.3	Vulnerable	Canonical

cpe:2.3:a:canonical:microk8s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.15.3 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Fix · CNA MicroK8s (Canonical) Fixed in 1.15.3

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-15789
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2fvj-qg75-5fhx

References

Exploit 1

https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/microk8s-privilege-escalation

Advisory 3

Sources

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