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CVE-2024-5321: Incorrect permissions on Windows containers logs

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-276

Description

A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes clusters with Windows nodes where BUILTIN\Users may be able to read container logs and NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users may be able to modify container logs.

Affected products

• Kubernetes: from 1.27.0 through 1.27.15; from 1.28.0 through 1.28.11; from 1.29.0 through 1.29.6; from 1.30.0 through 1.30.2

References

• https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/126161
• https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/81c0BHkKNt0
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/17/3
• https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/126161
• https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/81c0BHkKNt0

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