{"cve":"CVE-2024-9486","nvd":{"published":"2024-10-15T21:15:11.573","modified":"2026-06-17T08:24:40.153","status":"Analyzed","description":"A security issue was discovered in the Kubernetes Image Builder versions <= v0.1.37 where default credentials are enabled during the image build process. Virtual machine images built using the Proxmox provider do not disable these default credentials, and nodes using the resulting images may be accessible via these default credentials. The credentials can be used to gain root access. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if their nodes use VM images created via the Image Builder project with its Proxmox provider.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-798"],"references":["https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder/pull/1595","https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/128006","https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/UKJG-oZogfA/m/Lu1hcnHmAQAJ"],"products":["kubernetes-sigs:image_builder"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:55:31.737901711+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-9486","score":0.02208,"percentile":0.82585,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-9224-ggvw-wh7v","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9224-ggvw-wh7v","summary":"VM images built with Image Builder and Proxmox provider use default credentials in github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder","modified":"2024-11-08T22:16:35Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder","ranges":["<0.1.38"],"fixed":["0.1.38"]}]},{"id":"GO-2024-3203","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2024-3203","summary":"VM images built with Image Builder and Proxmox provider use default credentials in github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder","modified":"2026-03-03T04:55:54.538304Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder","ranges":["<0.1.38"],"fixed":["0.1.38"]}]}],"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."]}