CVE-2019-11248

Kubernetes kubelet exposes /debug/pprof info on healthz port

HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: August 29, 2019 at 12:26 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:12 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorKubernetes

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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 75%

Description

The debugging endpoint /debug/pprof is exposed over the unauthenticated Kubelet healthz port. The go pprof endpoint is exposed over the Kubelet's healthz port. This debugging endpoint can potentially leak sensitive information such as internal Kubelet memory addresses and configuration, or for limited denial of service. Versions prior to 1.15.0, 1.14.4, 1.13.8, and 1.12.10 are affected. The issue is of medium severity, but not exposed by the default configuration.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

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References (3)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-419CWE-862

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