CVE-2017-1000056
highpriority · track · 40OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.028 · 87 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (8)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-2jx2-76rc-2v7vKubernetes Privilege Escalation2021-05-12ghsa · osvUS
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.
- GO-2023-1492Kubernetes Privilege Escalation in k8s.io/kubernetes2024-08-20vendor · osvUS
Kubernetes Privilege Escalation in k8s.io/kubernetes
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