CVE-2019-9946
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) CNI (Container Networking Interface) 0.7.4 has a network firewall misconfiguration which affects Kubernetes.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) CNI (Container Networking Interface) 0.7.4 has a network firewall misconfiguration which affects Kubernetes. The CNI 'portmap' plugin, used to setup HostPorts for CNI, inserts rules at the front of the iptables nat chains; which take precedence over the KUBE- SERVICES chain. Because of this, the HostPort/portmap rule could match incoming traffic even if there were better fitting, more specific service definition rules like NodePorts later in the chain. The issue is fixed in CNI 0.7.5 and Kubernetes 1.11.9, 1.12.7, 1.13.5, and 1.14.0.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.16% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-670
- Affected
- cncf/portmap · kubernetes/kubernetes · netapp/cloud insights
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.2% since 26 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
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0862
- https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins/pull/269#issuecomment-477683272Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FCN66VYB3XS76SYH567SO7N3I254JOCT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SGOOWAELGH3F7OXRBPH3HCNZELNLXYTW/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190416-0002/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0862
- https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins/pull/269#issuecomment-477683272Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FCN66VYB3XS76SYH567SO7N3I254JOCT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SGOOWAELGH3F7OXRBPH3HCNZELNLXYTW/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190416-0002/Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.