VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-11254

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.16%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-04-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

The Kubernetes API Server component in versions 1.1-1.14, and versions prior to 1.15.10, 1.16.7 and 1.17.3 allows an authorized user who sends malicious YAML payloads to cause the kube-apiserver to consume excessive CPU cycles while parsing YAML.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-1050: Excessive Platform Resource Consumption within a Loop

Primary references