CVE-2022-24817Network attack vector

Arbitrary code execution via kubeconfig exec commands

Published May 6, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025

Code injection in Flux2 before 0.29.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code through a malicious kubeconfig. The controllers pass kubeconfig exec credential-plugin commands to the Kubernetes client with command execution enabled by default. An attacker must be able to change a referenced Flux source or create or modify a Kustomization, HelmRelease, and its Secret; execution occurs in the controller container and can inherit its service-account permissions.

CVSS severity9.9
Critical
EPSS probability1.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in Flux2 before 0.29.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code through a malicious kubeconfig. The controllers pass kubeconfig exec credential-plugin commands to the Kubernetes client with command execution enabled by default. An attacker must be able to change a referenced Flux source or create or modify a Kustomization, HelmRelease, and its Secret; execution occurs in the controller container and can inherit its service-account permissions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-24817
Published
May 6, 2022
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Vendor
Flux CD
Product
Flux
Classifications
CWE-94, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 6, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=flux2 < v0.29.0 >= v0.1.0
  2. Affected versionversion=helm-controller < v0.23.0 >= v0.1.0
  3. Affected versionversion=kustomize-controller < v0.19.0 >= v0.2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Flux CD · Fluxversion=flux2 < v0.29.0 >= v0.1.0; version=helm-controller < v0.23.0 >= v0.1.0; version=kustomize-controller < v0.19.0 >= v0.2.0

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.9GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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