CVE-2019-15789
HIGHMicroK8s < 1.15.3 - Privilege Escalation via Privileged Container Provisioning
Title source: llmDescription
Privilege escalation vulnerability in MicroK8s allows a low privilege user with local access to obtain root access to the host by provisioning a privileged container. Fixed in MicroK8s 1.15.3.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/ubuntu/microk8s/pull/590
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2019/CVE-2019-15789.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/microk8s-privilege-escalation
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/explicit-use-of-sudo-in-microk8s-cli/7605
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
14.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (1)
canonical/microk8s
< 1.15.3
Published
Apr 08, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026