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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-11243

In Kubernetes v1.12.0-v1.12.4 and v1.13.0, the rest.AnonymousClientConfig() method returns a copy of the provided config, with credentials removed (bearer token, username/password, and client certificate/key data). In the affected versions, rest.AnonymousClientConfig() did not effectively clear service account credentials loaded using rest.InClusterConfig()

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CVEs
CVE-2019-11243
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1 Nov 2026, 08:43 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2019-11243

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Apr 2019, 15:29 UTC

In Kubernetes v1.12.0-v1.12.4 and v1.13.0, the rest.AnonymousClientConfig() method returns a copy of the provided config, with credentials removed (bearer token, username/password, and client certificate/key data). In the affected versions, rest.AnonymousClientConfig() did not effectively clear service account credentials loaded using rest.InClusterConfig()

osv:CVE-2019-11243
Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:49:45.212845584Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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