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UBUNTU-CVE-2024-9486: kubernetes Ubuntu

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalPublished
Published 15-10-2024Last modified 04-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-9486 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in kubernetes Ubuntu.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (OSV · Ubuntu), selected by version preference
EPSS score
Not scored
0%100%
No EPSS score yet
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1
CVE-2024-9486

Timeline

  1. 15-10-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A security issue was discovered in the Kubernetes Image Builder versions <= v0.1.37 where default credentials are enabled during the image build process. Virtual machine images built using the Proxmox provider do not disable these default credentials, and nodes using the resulting images may be accessible via these default credentials. The credentials can be used to gain root access. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if their nodes use VM images created via the Image Builder project with its Proxmox provider.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

No EPSS score has been published for this record yet.

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • kubernetesAll versions (No fix recorded)

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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