Insecure permissions in cert-manager v1.14.4 allows attackers to access sensitive data…
Priority HIGH 67CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Insecure permissions in cert-manager v1.14.4 allows attackers to access sensitive data and escalate privileges by obtaining the service account's token.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00446 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 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:cert-manager:cert-manager:1.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.14.4 | Vulnerable | cert-manager |
- cpe:2.3:a:cert-manager:cert-manager:1.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14.4 Vulnerable ·cert-manager
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-36537
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9cfq-668r-pxhc
References
More Cert-manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-20627 cert-manager-controller DoS via Specially Crafted DNS Response CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2024-36537 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-36537 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9cfq-668r-pxhc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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