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01 Record

CVE-2019-11249

kubectl cp allows symlink directory traversal

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: kubernetes
CNA base score4.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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02 Description

kubectl cp allows symlink directory traversal

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
3.74% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 89.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2019-08-29 00:26Z7 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-16 18:19Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2019-04-17
Assigning CNA
kubernetes
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 4.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-61UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) FollowingCompound
  • CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
10616b8230617c3195e6235fa0d83b0640618215cb725132767823d6815da173

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
KubernetesKubernetesprior to 1.13.9, prior to 1.14.5, prior to 1.15.2, 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12—

06 References