Kamaji's RBAC Roles for `etcd` are not disjunct
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Kamaji is the Hosted Control Plane Manager for Kubernetes. In versions 1.0.0 and earlier, Kamaji uses an "open at the top" range definition in RBAC for etcd roles leading to some TCPs API servers being able to read, write, and delete the data of other control planes. This vulnerability is fixed in edge-24.8.2.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clastix | kamaji | up to 1.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/clastix/kamaji (Go) | up to 1.0.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-6r4j-4rjc-8vw5 |
- kamaji Vendorclastix Affected up to 1.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/clastix/kamaji (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 1.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-6r4j-4rjc-8vw5
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-42480
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6r4j-4rjc-8vw5
- 2026-11-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-42480 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-42480 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6r4j-4rjc-8vw5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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