CVE-2019-11252

Credential leakage when failing to mount

5.9 MediumFix available

The Kubernetes kube-controller-manager in versions v1.0-v1.17 is vulnerable to a credential leakage via error messages in mount failure logs and events for AzureFile and CephFS volumes.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.97%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.9

Credential leakage when failing to mount

The Kubernetes kube-controller-manager in versions v1.0-v1.17 is vulnerable to a credential leakage via error messages in mount failure logs and events for AzureFile and CephFS volumes.

Record: CVE-2019-11252
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-209
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-2945 5.9

The Kubernetes kube-controller-manager in versions v1.0-v1.17 is vulnerable to a credential leakage via error messages in mount failure logs and events for AzureFile and CephFS volumes.

Record: EUVD-2019-2945
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

NVD 5.9

The Kubernetes kube-controller-manager in versions v1.0-v1.17 is vulnerable to a credential leakage via error messages in mount failure logs and events for AzureFile and CephFS volumes.

Record: CVE-2019-11252
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-209
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

The Kubernetes kube-controller-manager in versions v1.0-v1.17 is vulnerable to a credential leakage via error messages in mount failure logs and events for AzureFile and CephFS volumes.

Record: CVE-2019-11252
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-11252 6.5

The Kubernetes kube-controller-manager in versions v1.0-v1.17 is vulnerable to a credential leakage via error messages in mount failure logs and events for AzureFile and CephFS volumes.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11252
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2020:2413 7.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.5 package security update

Record: RHSA-2020:2413
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

kubernetes

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`kubernetes` Debian:12	before 1.18.0-1	1.18.0-1
`kubernetes` Debian:13	before 1.18.0-1	1.18.0-1
`kubernetes` Debian:14	before 1.18.0-1	1.18.0-1
`openshift` Red Hat:openshift:4.5::el7	before 0:4.5.0-202007012112.p0.git.0.582d7fc.el7	0:4.5.0-202007012112.p0.git.0.582d7fc.el7
`openshift-hyperkube` Red Hat:openshift:4.5::el7	before 0:4.5.0-202007012112.p0.git.0.582d7fc.el7	0:4.5.0-202007012112.p0.git.0.582d7fc.el7
`openshift` Red Hat:openshift:4.5::el8	before 0:4.5.0-202007012112.p0.git.0.582d7fc.el8	0:4.5.0-202007012112.p0.git.0.582d7fc.el8
`openshift-hyperkube` Red Hat:openshift:4.5::el8	before 0:4.5.0-202007012112.p0.git.0.582d7fc.el8	0:4.5.0-202007012112.p0.git.0.582d7fc.el8
`machine-config-daemon` Red Hat:openshift:4.5::el8	before 0:4.5.0-202007012112.p0.git.2527.d12c3da.el8	0:4.5.0-202007012112.p0.git.2527.d12c3da.el8

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-11252 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Kubernetes, published July 23, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.97%, the 61st percentile. Fixed in kubernetes 1.18.0-1.

References

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