CVE-2024-12401
low-risk
Published 2024-12-12
A flaw was found in the cert-manager package. This flaw allows an attacker who can modify PEM data that the cert-manager reads, for example, in a Secret resource, to use large amounts of CPU in the cert-manager controller pod to effectively create a denial-of-service (DoS) vector for the cert-manager in the cluster.
Do I need to act?
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0.09% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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4
CVSS 4.4/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
References (8)
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low-risk
Severity
14/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal