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CVE-2019-11251 Moderate

Kubernetes kubectl cp Vulnerable to Symlink Attack in k8s.io/kubernetes

Kubernetes kubectl cp Vulnerable to Symlink Attack in k8s.io/kubernetes

Exploit probability 2.6%
Published August 21, 2024
Required by Not available
Last source change March 3, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Unknown Unknown

47 explicit affected versions

Go k8s.io/kubernetes
Go k8s.io/kubernetes

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities GO-2022-0802

Kubernetes kubectl cp Vulnerable to Symlink Attack in k8s.io/kubernetes

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Open Source Vulnerabilities GHSA-6qfg-8799-r575

The Kubernetes kubectl cp command in versions 1.1-1.12, and versions prior to 1.13.11, 1.14.7, and 1.15.4 allows a combination of two symlinks provided by tar output of a malicious container to place a file outside of the destination directory specified in the kubectl cp invocation. This could be used to allow an attacker to place a nefarious file using a symlink, outside of the destination tree.

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Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2019-11251

The Kubernetes kubectl cp command in versions 1.1-1.12, and versions prior to 1.13.11, 1.14.7, and 1.15.4 allows a combination of two symlinks provided by tar output of a malicious container to place a file outside of the destination directory specified in the kubectl cp invocation. This could be used to allow an attacker to place a nefarious file using a symlink, outside of the destination tree.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence