Node pull credential overwrite via writable hostPath
Published Dec 31, 2024 · Updated Aug 16, 2026
Improper access control in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform allows remote authenticated users to overwrite node pull credentials via a writable hostPath mount. In the docker-build path, a build pod mounts the worker node's /var/lib/kubelet/config.json into the container without read-only protection, exposing a credential file for direct modification and read access from the pod context. Reachability requires developer-level access to run a docker-build pod, and successful abuse can block later image pulls on the node and expose credentials for private image repositories.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform allows remote authenticated users to overwrite node pull credentials via a writable hostPath mount. In the docker-build path, a build pod mounts the worker node's /var/lib/kubelet/config.json into the container without read-only protection, exposing a credential file for direct modification and read access from the pod context. Reachability requires developer-level access to run a docker-build pod, and successful abuse can block later image pulls on the node and expose credentials for private image repositories.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-45497
- Published
- Dec 31, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 16, 2026
- Vendor
- 389 Directory Server
- Product
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
- Classifications
- CWE-732, T1499, T1552.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Dec 31, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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