CVE-2017-1002101 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2017-1002101

In Kubernetes versions 1.3.x, 1.4.x, 1.5.x, 1.6.x and prior to...

Vulnerability Description

In Kubernetes versions 1.3.x, 1.4.x, 1.5.x, 1.6.x and prior to versions 1.7.14, 1.8.9 and 1.9.4 containers using subpath volume mounts with any volume type (including non-privileged pods, subject to file permissions) can access files/directories outside of the volume, including the host's filesystem.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Reported by Maxim Ivanov

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Kubernetes
Vulnerable Versions:
v1.3.x, v1.4.x, v1.5.x, v1.6.x, unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: March 13th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.