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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-1000056 · published 17 July 2017

CVE-2017-1000056: Kubernetes missing authorization vulnerability

Kubernetes · Kubernetes

Kubernetes version 1.5.0-1.5.4 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation in the PodSecurityPolicy admission plugin resulting in the ability to make use of any existing PodSecurityPolicy object.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 2.8% · top 13.9% CWE-862 · Missing authorization
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
2.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Kubernetes version 1.5.0-1.5.4 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation in the PodSecurityPolicy admission plugin resulting in the ability to make use of any existing PodSecurityPolicy object.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/43459 MitigationThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/43459 MitigationThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-1000056), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.