CVE-2024-9042
kubelet: Command Injection affecting Windows nodes via nodes/*/logs/query API
Severity Score
5.9
*CVSS v3.1
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*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
This CVE affects only Windows worker nodes. Your worker node is vulnerable to this issue if it is running one of the affected versions listed below.
A flaw was found in Kubernetes Windows nodes. This vulnerability allows a user with the ability to query a node's '/logs' endpoint to execute arbitrary commands on the host.
These are all security issues fixed in the govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250327T184518-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
*Credits:
Peled, Tomer, Aravindh Puthiyaprambil
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Timeline
- 2024-09-20 CVE Reserved
- 2025-02-28 CVE Published
- 2025-03-13 CVE Updated
- 2025-07-08 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
- CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/129654 | ||
| https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/9C3vn6aCSVg | ||
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/16/1 |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9042 | 2025-06-16 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2337297 | 2025-06-16 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Kubernetes Search vendor "Kubernetes" | Kubelet Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubelet" | <= 1.29.12 Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubelet" and version " <= 1.29.12" | en |
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| Kubernetes Search vendor "Kubernetes" | Kubelet Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubelet" | >= v1.30.0 <= v1.30.8 Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubelet" and version " >= v1.30.0 <= v1.30.8" | en |
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| Kubernetes Search vendor "Kubernetes" | Kubelet Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubelet" | >= v1.31.0 <= v1.31.4 Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubelet" and version " >= v1.31.0 <= v1.31.4" | en |
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| Kubernetes Search vendor "Kubernetes" | Kubelet Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubelet" | v1.32.0 Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubelet" and version "v1.32.0" | en |
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