CVE-2019-11252

Credential leakage when failing to mount

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 23, 2020 at 02:47 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:12 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorKubernetes

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%

Description

The Kubernetes kube-controller-manager in versions v1.0-v1.17 is vulnerable to a credential leakage via error messages in mount failure logs and events for AzureFile and CephFS volumes.

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/88684

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-209

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