High
Security advisory
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()
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2019-11243
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 08:43 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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",
"references": [
"https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/76797",
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