CVE-2019-11244
In Kubernetes v1.8.x-v1.14.x, schema info is cached by kubectl in the location specified by --cache-dir (defaulting to $HOME/.kube/http-cache), written with world-writeable permissions (rw-rw-rw-).
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.50%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In Kubernetes v1.8.x-v1.14.x, schema info is cached by kubectl in the location specified by --cache-dir (defaulting to $HOME/.kube/http-cache), written with world-writeable permissions (rw-rw-rw-). If --cache-dir is specified and pointed at a different location accessible to other users/groups, the written files may be modified by other users/groups and disrupt the kubectl invocation.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.50% probability · 42th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-524, CWE-732
- Affected
- kubernetes/kubernetes · netapp/trident · redhat/openshift container platform
- Source
- jordan@liggitt.net
EPSS 0.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108064Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3942Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0020Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0074Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/76676Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190509-0002/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108064Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3942Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0020Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0074Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/76676Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190509-0002/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.