CVE-2017-1000056
Kubernetes Privilege Escalation
Kubernetes version 1.5.0-1.5.4 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation in the PodSecurityPolicy admission plugin resulting in the ability to make use of any existing PodSecurityPolicy object.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Kubernetes version 1.5.0-1.5.4 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation in the PodSecurityPolicy admission plugin resulting in the ability to make use of any existing PodSecurityPolicy object.
- Record
CVE-2017-1000056- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Kubernetes version 1.5.0-1.5.4 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation in the PodSecurityPolicy admission plugin resulting in the ability to make use of any existing PodSecurityPolicy object.
- Record
CVE-2017-1000056- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0902 No score
Kubernetes version 1.5.0-1.5.4 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation in the PodSecurityPolicy admission plugin resulting in the ability to make use of any existing PodSecurityPolicy object.
- Record
EUVD-2021-0902- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2jx2-76rc-2v7v
Kubernetes Privilege Escalation
Kubernetes version 1.5.0-1.5.4 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation in the PodSecurityPolicy admission plugin resulting in the ability to make use of any existing PodSecurityPolicy object.
- Record
GHSA-2jx2-76rc-2v7v- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Kubernetes version 1.5.0-1.5.4 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation in the PodSecurityPolicy admission plugin resulting in the ability to make use of any existing PodSecurityPolicy object.
- Record
CVE-2017-1000056- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000056
Kubernetes version 1.5.0-1.5.4 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation in the PodSecurityPolicy admission plugin resulting in the ability to make use of any existing PodSecurityPolicy object.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000056- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2jx2-76rc-2v7v
Kubernetes Privilege Escalation
Kubernetes version 1.5.0-1.5.4 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation in the PodSecurityPolicy admission plugin resulting in the ability to make use of any existing PodSecurityPolicy object.
- Record
GHSA-2jx2-76rc-2v7v- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-1492 No score
Kubernetes Privilege Escalation in k8s.io/kubernetes
Kubernetes Privilege Escalation in k8s.io/kubernetes
- Record
GO-2023-1492- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15424-1 No score
govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250807T150727-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250807T150727-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15424-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
k8s.io/kubernetesGo |
1.5.0 up to 1.5.5 | 1.5.5 |
kubernetesDebian:12 |
before 1.5.5+dfsg-1 | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
kubernetesDebian:13 |
before 1.5.5+dfsg-1 | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
kubernetesDebian:14 |
before 1.5.5+dfsg-1 | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
govulncheck-vulndbopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 44 CVEs |
before 0.0.20250807T150727-1.1 | 0.0.20250807T150727-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-1000056 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Kubernetes, published July 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.84%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in k8s.io/kubernetes 1.5.5.
References
github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/43459
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000056
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-1000056
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