CVE-2024-9486

CRITICAL EPSS 80.5%
Published Oct 15, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Oct 15, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

A security issue was discovered in the Kubernetes Image Builder versions <= v0.1.37 where default credentials are enabled during the image build process. Virtual machine images built using the Proxmox provider do not disable these default credentials, and nodes using the resulting images may be accessible via these default credentials. The credentials can be used to gain root access. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if their nodes use VM images created via the Image Builder project with its Proxmox provider.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
80.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials Authentication

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
kubernetes-sigsimage_builder* <0.1.38

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder/pull/1595
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/128006
    Issue Tracking
  • groups.google.com https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/UKJG-oZogfA/m/Lu1hcnHmAQAJ
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder/pull/1595
    Patch