kubernetes: Privilege escalation in the PodSecurityPolicy admission plugin
Published Jul 13, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.84%
Description
Kubernetes version 1.5.0-1.5.4 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation in the PodSecurityPolicy admission plugin resulting in the ability to make use of any existing PodSecurityPolicy object.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
- 1.5.3
- 1.5.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kubernetes
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
atomic-openshift
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kubernetes | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | atomic-openshift | Not affected | n/a |
k8s.io/kubernetes
Go
Introduced 1.5.0 Fixed 1.5.5
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | 1.5.0 | 1.5.5 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.84% (0.02840) | 86.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.44% (0.02436) | 82.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.48% (0.00483) | 62.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.93% (0.02930) | 77.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.48% (0.00483) | 63.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 56.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00187) | 54.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00203) | 56.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00198) | 55.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.03% (0.09029) | 86.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 47.83th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 47.32th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 75.59th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000056 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1486336 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2jx2-76rc-2v7v Advisory
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/7fef0a4f6a44ea36f166c39fdade5324eff2dd5e
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/43459 x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000056
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000056
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000056 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1486336 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2jx2-76rc-2v7v | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/7fef0a4f6a44ea36f166c39fdade5324eff2dd5e | ||
| https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/43459 | x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000056 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000056 |
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