CVE-2019-11249

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 2.8%, top 14% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
6.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 4%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

The kubectl cp command allows copying files between containers and the user machine. To copy files from a container, Kubernetes runs tar inside the container to create a tar archive, copies it over the network, and kubectl unpacks it on the user’s machine. If the tar binary in the container is malicious, it could run any code and output unexpected, malicious results. An attacker could use this to write files to any path on the user’s machine when kubectl cp is called, limited only by the system permissions of the local user. Kubernetes affected versions include versions prior to 1.13.9, versions prior to 1.14.5, versions prior to 1.15.2, and versions 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(medium)
EPSS
88.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 29, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Patch Availability(4)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatatomic-openshift-0:3.9.102-1.git.0.6411f52.el72019-11-07redhat
redhatatomic-openshift-0:3.10.181-1.git.0.3ab4b3d.el72019-10-29redhat
redhatansible-service-broker-1:1.3.23-2.el72019-09-24redhat
redhatopenshift-ansible-0:4.1.16-201909090609.git.162.a0800db.el72019-09-20redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-11249?
CVE-2019-11249 is a medium vulnerability published on August 29, 2019. The kubectl cp command allows copying files between containers and the user machine. To copy files from a container, Kubernetes runs tar inside the container to create a tar archive, copies it over the network, and kubectl unpacks it on the user’s machine. If the tar binary in the container is…
When was CVE-2019-11249 disclosed?
CVE-2019-11249 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 29, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2019-11249 actively exploited?
CVE-2019-11249 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 88.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-11249?
CVE-2019-11249 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2019-11249?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-11249, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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