VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-11243

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability1.49%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-04-22
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In Kubernetes v1.12.0-v1.12.4 and v1.13.0, the rest.AnonymousClientConfig() method returns a copy of the provided config, with credentials removed (bearer token, username/password, and client certificate/key data). In the affected versions, rest.AnonymousClientConfig() did not effectively clear service account credentials loaded using rest.InClusterConfig()

Weakness classification

  • CWE-212: Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer
  • CWE-271: Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors

Primary references