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CVE-2024-9042· NVD / CVE Program· CNA kubernetes

This CVE affects only Windows worker nodes.

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.

MediumCVSS 5.9 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Mar 13, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
1.4% · 72th percentile
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Action score

23

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
23 / 40 · 5.9 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · kubernetes
5.9
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (kubernetes). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Kubernetes Kubelet

    • <=v1.29.12affected
    • v1.30 and later · up to and including v1.30.8affected · semver
    • v1.31 and later · up to and including v1.31.4affected · semver
    • v1.32 and later · up to and including v1.32.0affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Gok8s.io/kubernetesfrom 1.30.0-alpha.0 · before 1.30.91.30.9
Gok8s.io/kubernetesfrom 1.31.0-alpha.0 · before 1.31.51.31.5
Gok8s.io/kubernetesfrom 1.32.0-alpha.0 · before 1.32.11.32.1
Gok8s.io/kubernetesbefore 1.29.131.29.13
openSUSE:Tumbleweedgovulncheck-vulndbbefore 0.0.20250327T184518-1.10.0.20250327T184518-1.1

Same product

kubernetes: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2024-10220Arbitrary command execution through gitRepo volume
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2025-1767This CVE only affects Kubernetes clusters that utilize the in-tree gitRepo volume to clone git repositories from other pods within the same
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2025-0426A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a large number of container checkpoint requests made to the unauthenticated kubelet read
    24Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Go:k8s.io/kubernetes1.29.13Package registry (OSV)
Go:k8s.io/kubernetes1.30.9Package registry (OSV)
Go:k8s.io/kubernetes1.31.5Package registry (OSV)
Go:k8s.io/kubernetes1.32.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:govulncheck-vulndb0.0.20250327T184518-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2025-17670 days apartThis CVE only affects Kubernetes clusters that utilize the in-tree gitRepo volume to clone git repositories from other pods within the same
    26Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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