High severity · published Jul 24, 2024
CVE-2024-36537
Insecure permissions in cert-manager v1.14.4 allows attackers to access sensitive data and escalate privileges by obtaining the service account's token
7.2
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Insecure permissions in cert-manager v1.14.4 allows attackers to access sensitive data and escalate privileges by obtaining the service account's token.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CE
Cert-manager · Cert-manager
1.14.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36537
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-36537
Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/HouqiyuA/27879a6366a65fcd5f6c6fcbcf68d8e3
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