{"cve":"CVE-2019-11251","nvd":{"published":"2020-02-03T16:15:11.140","modified":"2026-06-17T02:12:37.433","status":"Modified","description":"The Kubernetes kubectl cp command in versions 1.1-1.12, and versions prior to 1.13.11, 1.14.7, and 1.15.4 allows a combination of two symlinks provided by tar output of a malicious container to place a file outside of the destination directory specified in the kubectl cp invocation. This could be used to allow an attacker to place a nefarious file using a symlink, outside of the destination tree.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":5.7},"cwes":["CWE-59","CWE-61"],"references":["https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/87773","https://groups.google.com/d/msg/kubernetes-announce/YYtEFdFimZ4/nZnOezZuBgAJ","https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/87773","https://groups.google.com/d/msg/kubernetes-announce/YYtEFdFimZ4/nZnOezZuBgAJ"],"products":["kubernetes:kubernetes"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:01:01.339895972+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-11251","score":0.0262,"percentile":0.8546,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-6qfg-8799-r575","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6qfg-8799-r575","summary":"Kubernetes kubectl cp Vulnerable to Symlink Attack","modified":"2024-08-21T15:58:56.658841Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":[">=1.13.10 <1.13.11"],"fixed":["1.13.11"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":[">=1.14.6 <1.14.7"],"fixed":["1.14.7"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":[">=1.15.3 <1.16.0"],"fixed":["1.16.0"]}]},{"id":"GO-2022-0802","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2022-0802","summary":"Kubernetes kubectl cp Vulnerable to Symlink Attack in k8s.io/kubernetes","modified":"2026-03-03T04:50:54.446325Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":[">=1.13.10 <1.13.11",">=1.14.6 <1.14.7",">=1.15.3 <1.16.0"],"fixed":["1.13.11","1.14.7","1.16.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}