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CVE-2024-9486 Critical

VM images built with Image Builder and Proxmox provider use default credentials in github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder

VM images built with Image Builder and Proxmox provider use default credentials in github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder

Exploit probability 2.2%
Published October 17, 2024
Required by Not available
Last source change March 3, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Unknown Unknown

39 explicit affected versions

Go github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder
Go github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2024-9486

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.

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Open Source Vulnerabilities GO-2024-3203

VM images built with Image Builder and Proxmox provider use default credentials in github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder

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Open Source Vulnerabilities GHSA-9224-ggvw-wh7v

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.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence