Credential leakage when failing to mount
Published Jul 23, 2020
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.15%
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 products
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- Version 1.10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 1.11StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 1.12StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 1.13StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 1.14StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 1.15StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 1.16StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 1.17StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 1.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 1.7StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 1.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 1.9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes | Kubernetes | n/a |
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- ≥ 1.0.0 · ≤ 1.17.0
No data.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5
openshift-0:4.5.0-202007012112.p0.git.0.582d7fc.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:2413
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5
openshift4/ose-hyperkube:v4.5.0-202007100518.p0
Fixed · RHSA-2020:2412
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
atomic-openshift
Will not fix
Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4
ocs4/cephcsi-rhel8
Not affected
Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4
ocs4/ocs-must-gather-rhel8
Not affected
Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4
ocs4/ocs-rhel8-operator
Not affected
Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4
ocs4/rook-ceph-rhel8-operator
Not affected
Red Hat Storage 3
heketi
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5 | openshift-0:4.5.0-202007012112.p0.git.0.582d7fc.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:2413 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5 | openshift4/ose-hyperkube:v4.5.0-202007100518.p0 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:2412 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | atomic-openshift | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4 | ocs4/cephcsi-rhel8 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4 | ocs4/ocs-must-gather-rhel8 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4 | ocs4/ocs-rhel8-operator | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4 | ocs4/rook-ceph-rhel8-operator | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | heketi | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) included the upstream patch for this flaw in the release of version 4.5. Prior versions are affected as OCP 4 supports AzureFile volumes and OCP 3 supports both AzureFile and CephFS volumes. OCP clusters not using these volume types are not vulnerable.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01147) | 65.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01147) | 65.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 28.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 28.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 26.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | 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 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 26.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-11252 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1860158 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/88684 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11252
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11252
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-11252 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1860158 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/88684 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11252 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11252 |
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