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.

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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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CVSS 4.4/10 Medium
NETWORK / HIGH complexity
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low-risk
Severity 14/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal