Kubernetes Dashboard before 1.10.1 allows attackers to bypass authentication and use Dashboard's Service Account for reading secrets within the cluster.
CVE-2018-18264
Score elevated to 8.6 because EPSS predicts 70% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.7% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 7.5 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 70%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 8.6(high)
- EG Risk
- 71(Track)EG Risk 71/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity86% × 45%Exploitation70% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 99.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 3, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (12)
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106493
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/pull/3289
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/pull/3400
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/releases/tag/v1.10.1
- cve@mitrehttps://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/kubernetes-announce/yBrFf5nmvfI
- cve@mitrehttps://sysdig.com/blog/privilege-escalation-kubernetes-dashboard/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106493
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/pull/3289
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/pull/3400
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/releases/tag/v1.10.1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/kubernetes-announce/yBrFf5nmvfI
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://sysdig.com/blog/privilege-escalation-kubernetes-dashboard/
Weakness Classification(1)
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Nucleihttp/cves/2018/CVE-2018-18264.yamlFirst seen Jan 1, 2018
Kubernetes Dashboard <1.10.1 - Authentication Bypass
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