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CVE-2019-11253 High

XML Entity Expansion and Improper Input Validation in Kubernetes API server

Improper input validation in the Kubernetes API server in versions v1.0-1.12 and versions prior to v1.13.12, v1.14.8, v1.15.5, and v1.16.2 allows authorized users to send malicious YAML or JSON payloads, causing the API server to consume excessive CPU or memory, potentially crashing and becoming unavailable. Prior to v1.14.0, default RBAC policy authorized anonymous users to submit requests that could trigger this vulnerability. Clusters upgraded from a version prior to v1.14.0 keep the more permissive policy by default for backwards compatibility. ### Specific Go Packages Affected k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver

Exploit probability 25.9%
Published May 18, 2021
Required by Not available
Last source change February 28, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Unknown Unknown

81 explicit affected versions

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

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

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Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2019-11253

Improper input validation in the Kubernetes API server in versions v1.0-1.12 and versions prior to v1.13.12, v1.14.8, v1.15.5, and v1.16.2 allows authorized users to send malicious YAML or JSON payloads, causing the API server to consume excessive CPU or memory, potentially crashing and becoming unavailable. Prior to v1.14.0, default RBAC policy authorized anonymous users to submit requests that could trigger this vulnerability. Clusters upgraded from a version prior to v1.14.0 keep the more permissive policy by default for backwards compatibility.

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Open Source Vulnerabilities GO-2022-0703

XML Entity Expansion and Improper Input Validation in Kubernetes API server in k8s.io/kubernetes

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Open Source Vulnerabilities GHSA-pmqp-h87c-mr78

Improper input validation in the Kubernetes API server in versions v1.0-1.12 and versions prior to v1.13.12, v1.14.8, v1.15.5, and v1.16.2 allows authorized users to send malicious YAML or JSON payloads, causing the API server to consume excessive CPU or memory, potentially crashing and becoming unavailable. Prior to v1.14.0, default RBAC policy authorized anonymous users to submit requests that could trigger this vulnerability. Clusters upgraded from a version prior to v1.14.0 keep the more permissive policy by default for backwards compatibility. ### Specific Go Packages Affected k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence