01 Record
CVE-2019-11251
kubectl cp allows symlink directory traversal
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: kubernetes
CNA base score4.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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
- 2.62% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 84.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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
- 2020-02-03 15:35Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 22:48Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-04-17
- Assigning CNA
- kubernetes
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f53e29c97be49b05692dffa88b75a7c64af14de1c26331de138f6cb092efa92f
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
KubernetesKubernetesprior to 1.13.11, prior to 1.14.7, prior to 1.15.4, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12—
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/87773
- groups.google.comSecurity release of kubectl versions v1.16.0 / 1.15.4 / 1.14.7 and 1.13.11 - CVE-2019-11251https://groups.google.com/d/msg/kubernetes-announce/YYtEFdFimZ4/nZnOezZuBgAJ