Arbitrary command execution through gitRepo volume
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
The Kubernetes kubelet component allows arbitrary command execution via specially crafted gitRepo volumes.This issue affects kubelet: through 1.28.11, from 1.29.0 through 1.29.6, from 1.30.0 through 1.30.2.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03027 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial kubelet (Kubernetes): 1.31.0, 1.30.3, 1.29.7 +1k8s.io/kubernetes (Go): 1.28.12, 1.29.7, 1.30.3Red Hat: 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes | kubelet | up to 1.28.11; 1.29.0 – 1.29.6; 1.30.0 – 1.30.2 | 1.31.0, 1.30.3, 1.29.7, 1.28.12 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | k8s.io/kubernetes (Go) | before 1.28.12 | 1.28.12 | Patch available | GHSA-27wf-5967-98gx |
| — | k8s.io/kubernetes (Go) | 1.29.0 to before 1.29.7 | 1.29.7 | Patch available | GHSA-27wf-5967-98gx |
| — | k8s.io/kubernetes (Go) | 1.30.0 to before 1.30.3 | 1.30.3 | Patch available | GHSA-27wf-5967-98gx |
- kubelet VendorKubernetes Affected up to 1.28.11; 1.29.0 – 1.29.6; 1.30.0 – 1.30.2 Fixed in 1.31.0, 1.30.3, 1.29.7, 1.28.12 Patch available CNA
- k8s.io/kubernetes (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.28.12 Fixed in 1.28.12 Patch available GHSA-27wf-5967-98gx
- k8s.io/kubernetes (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.29.0 to before 1.29.7 Fixed in 1.29.7 Patch available GHSA-27wf-5967-98gx
- k8s.io/kubernetes (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.30.0 to before 1.30.3 Fixed in 1.30.3 Patch available GHSA-27wf-5967-98gx
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubelet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Kubernetes |
- cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubelet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Kubernetes
Remediation
- Fix · CNA kubelet (Kubernetes) Fixed in 1.31.0, 1.30.3, 1.29.7, 1.28.12
- Fix · GHSA-27wf-5967-98gx k8s.io/kubernetes (Go) Fixed in 1.28.12 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-27wf-5967-98gx k8s.io/kubernetes (Go) Fixed in 1.29.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-27wf-5967-98gx k8s.io/kubernetes (Go) Fixed in 1.30.3 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Discovery 1
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-10220
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-27wf-5967-98gx
References
Other 6
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/128885
- https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/ptNgV5Necko
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/1ab06efe92d8e898ca1931471c9533ce94aba29b
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-3286
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/20/1
More Kubernetes vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-01719 ingress-nginx admission controller RCE escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-16130 Improper privilege management in Kubernetes CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-00932 ingress-nginx controller - configuration injection via unsanitized mirror annotations CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-08418 Kubernetes kubelet exposes /debug/pprof info on healthz port CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-02839 ingress-nginx rewrite-target nginx configuration injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-18233 ingress-nginx controller - configuration injection via unsanitized auth-url annotation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-10220 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-10220 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-27wf-5967-98gx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-10220 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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