How many CVEs does kubernetes have?

kubernetes has 135 published CVE records since 2015, including 29 in the last two years.

How many kubernetes CVEs are in CISA KEV?

Yes — 1 of kubernetes's CVEs are listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirmed exploited in the wild and carrying a CISA remediation deadline.

Which kubernetes products have the most CVEs?

The kubernetes products with the most published CVEs are Kubernetes, ingress-nginx, cri-o, github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes, kubelet.

What are the most common weakness types in kubernetes CVEs?

kubernetes's CVEs most often map to these CWE weakness types: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation), CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File), CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')).

Are there public exploits for kubernetes vulnerabilities?

Yes — 22 of kubernetes's CVEs have a known public exploit.

How many critical kubernetes vulnerabilities are there?

kubernetes has 13 critical and 52 high-severity CVEs.

What is the average severity of kubernetes CVEs?

The average CVSS base score across kubernetes's scored CVEs is 7.0.

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135 CVEs

1 in CISA KEV

kubernetes Vulnerabilities

Name: kubernetes vulnerability dataset (CVEs)
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

CVE security advisories and vulnerability history for kubernetes.

135

Total CVEs

Published

1

In CISA KEV

Exploited in the wild

22

Public exploits

PoC or exploit code

7.0

Avg CVSS

2015–2026

Overview

kubernetes has 135 published CVE records since 2015, of which 1 are in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and 22 have a known public exploit. The average CVSS base score across scored CVEs is 7.0.

This page aggregates every publicly disclosed vulnerability (CVE) affecting kubernetes products, with severity breakdowns, the most-affected products, the most common weakness types, and the latest disclosures.

Security scorecard

A quick read on kubernetes's vulnerability posture, as a share of its 135 published CVEs.

Average CVSS: 7.0
Critical / high: 48%
Actively exploited (KEV): 1%
Public exploit available: 16%
Patch available: 99%

Severity and exploitation

How the CVSS severity of kubernetes's CVEs breaks down, plus how many are exploited in the wild or have public exploit code.

Critical13

High52

Medium59

Low11

In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

1

One of kubernetes's CVEs is confirmed exploited in the wild.

Public exploits

22

22 of kubernetes's CVEs have a known public exploit available.

Most affected products

The kubernetes products with the most published CVEs. Follow any product to browse its versions and vulnerabilities.

Common weakness types

The CWE weakness categories most often found in kubernetes CVEs. Follow any weakness for its full explanation.

CNAs that assign these CVEs

The CVE Numbering Authorities that publish kubernetes CVE records.

Disclosure activity by year

How many kubernetes CVEs were published each year.

2019

17

2020

16

2021

12

2022

10

2023

24

2024

12

2025

16

2026

13

Latest kubernetes CVEs

The most recently disclosed vulnerabilities affecting kubernetes.

Path traversal via non-tar copyDirectoryFromPod
CWE-22
Low · CVSS 2.7
EPSS 0.2%2026-07-23
Missing Authentication
CWE-640
Critical · CVSS 9.8
EPSS 0.4%2026-07-07
Weak Password Recovery Mechanism in Portal for ArcGIS
CWE-640
Critical · CVSS 9.8
EPSS 0.3%2026-07-07
Incorrect privilege assignment in Portal for ArcGIS
CWE-266
Critical · CVSS 9.8
EPSS 0.3%2026-04-21
CSI Driver for NFS path traversal via subDir may delete unintended directories on the NFS server
CWE-22
Medium · CVSS 6.5
EPSS 0.5%2026-03-20
ingress-nginx comment-based nginx configuration injection
CWE-20
High · CVSS 8.8
EPSS 1.5%2026-03-19
ingress-nginx rewrite-target nginx configuration injection
CWE-20
High · CVSS 8.8
EPSS 6.7%2026-03-09
ingress-nginx auth-proxy-set-headers nginx configuration injection
CWE-20
High · CVSS 8.8
EPSS 0.5%2026-02-06
BIG-IP Container Ingress Services vulnerability
CWE-250
Medium · CVSS 6.9
EPSS 0.3%2026-02-04
ingress-nginx Admission Controller denial of service
CWE-770
Medium · CVSS 6.5
EPSS 0.5%2026-02-03
ingress-nginx auth-url protection bypass
CWE-754
Low · CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.3%2026-02-03
ingress-nginx auth-method nginx configuration injection
CWE-20
High · CVSS 8.8
EPSS 0.5%2026-02-03

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about kubernetes vulnerabilities.

How many CVEs does kubernetes have?: kubernetes has 135 published CVE records since 2015, including 29 in the last two years.
How many kubernetes CVEs are in CISA KEV?: Yes — 1 of kubernetes's CVEs are listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirmed exploited in the wild and carrying a CISA remediation deadline.
Which kubernetes products have the most CVEs?: The kubernetes products with the most published CVEs are Kubernetes, ingress-nginx, cri-o, github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes, kubelet.
What are the most common weakness types in kubernetes CVEs?: kubernetes's CVEs most often map to these CWE weakness types: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation), CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File), CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')).
Are there public exploits for kubernetes vulnerabilities?: Yes — 22 of kubernetes's CVEs have a known public exploit.
How many critical kubernetes vulnerabilities are there?: kubernetes has 13 critical and 52 high-severity CVEs.
What is the average severity of kubernetes CVEs?: The average CVSS base score across kubernetes's scored CVEs is 7.0.

References

Vulnerability data is sourced from the CVE Program; severity, KEV, and exploit signals are aggregated by RadicalNotion.AI.

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