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Program:Kubernetes
Status
Severity
Weakness
Year
Bounty paid25
Access stated
Access needed
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Disclosed bug bounty reports
ReportStatusWeaknessSeverityDisclosedBountyVotes
csi-snapshot-controller crashes when processing VolumeSnapshot with non-existing PVCAnalysed#1032086ValidMemory CorruptionMedium2020-12-03$50015
Blind SSRF on velodrome.canary.k8s.ioAnalysed#808169ValidServer-Side Request ForgeryLow2021-01-07–16
Attacker can bypass authentication build on ingress external auth (`nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-url`)#1357948InformativeAuthenticationMedium2022-04-23–16
Github Account Takeover from Docs page of `kubernetes-csi.github.io`Analysed#1434967ValidAccess ControlLow2022-06-04–16
Code Injection via Insecure Yaml.loadAnalysed#1051192ValidCommand and Code InjectionLow2021-05-01$25017
Ingress-nginx path allows retrieval of ingress-nginx serviceaccount tokenAnalysed#1382919ValidAccess ControlHigh2022-08-06$2,50017
Broken Domain Link Takeover from kubernetes.io docsAnalysed#1434179ValidFile and Path HandlingLow2022-04-03$10017
Broken link hijacking in https://kubernetes-csi.github.io/docs/drivers.html?highlight=chubaofs#production-driversAnalysed#1466889ValidFile and Path HandlingLow2022-03-25$10018
Half-Blind SSRF found in kube/cloud-controller-manager can be upgraded to complete SSRF (fully crafted HTTP requests) in vendor managed k8s service.Analysed#776017ValidServer-Side Request ForgeryHigh2020-10-30$5,00021
SSRF for kube-apiserver cloudprovider sceneAnalysed#941178ValidServer-Side Request ForgeryMedium2021-10-07–24
File Read Vulnerability allows Attackers to Compromise S3 buckets using ProwAnalysed#1485500ValidAccess ControlMedium2023-04-25$25026
Development Application Credentials + Information Exposed#1018413DuplicateCryptographyHigh2020-12-03–31
Ingress-nginx annotation injection allows retrieval of ingress-nginx serviceaccount token and secrets across all namespacesAnalysed#1378175ValidCommand and Code InjectionHigh2022-08-13–34
monitoring.prow-canary.k8s.io is vulnerable to CVE-2022-21703 (Grafana 0-day)Analysed#1466765ValidCross-Site Request ForgeryLow2024-06-25$10036
Code inject via nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/permanent-redirect annotationAnalysed#2039464ValidCommand and Code InjectionHigh2023-10-25$2,50040
Loading YAML in Java client can lead to command executionAnalysed#1167773ValidDeserialization and Object InjectionMedium2021-08-07$1,00045
RCE on ingress-nginx-controller via Ingress spec.rules.http.paths.path fieldAnalysed#1620702ValidCommand and Code InjectionHigh2023-10-26$2,50047
SSRF vulnerability can be exploited when a hijacked aggregated api server such as metrics-server returns 30XAnalysed#1544133ValidServer-Side Request ForgeryMedium2022-12-10$1,00051
Privilege Escalation in kOps using GCE/GCP ProviderAnalysed#1842829ValidAccess ControlHigh2023-08-04$2,50052
Authenticated kubernetes principal with restricted permissions can retrieve ingress-nginx serviceaccount token and secrets across all namespacesAnalysed#1249583ValidAccess ControlHigh2021-12-04–55
Ingress nginx annotation injection causes arbitrary command executionAnalysed#1728174ValidCommand and Code InjectionHigh2023-11-24$2,50057
Subdomain Takeover Via via Dangling NS records on Amazon Route 53 http://api.e2e-kops-aws-canary.test-cncf-aws.canary.k8s.ioAnalysed#746000ValidAuthenticationMedium2020-11-29$25062
CVE-2023-5528: Insufficient input sanitization in in-tree storage plugin leads to privilege escalation on Windows nodesAnalysed#2231019ValidCommand and Code InjectionHigh2023-12-21$5,00067
Bypass validation parts in AWS IAM Authenticator for KubernetesAnalysed#1580493ValidAuthenticationHigh2023-05-25$2,50068
elections.k8s.io uses weak session secret key, may place elections at riskAnalysed#1387366ValidCryptographyHigh2025-09-19$25086
Injection in path parameter of Ingress-nginxAnalysed#2701701ValidCommand and Code InjectionHigh2026-03-07–91
Node disk DOS by writing to container /etc/hostsAnalysed#867699ValidDenial of ServiceMedium2020-07-22$1,000161

Status and severity are HackerOne's. “Access stated” is what the title says; “Access needed” and techniques come from CyberSIXT's analysis of the public report, where there is one, which can be wrong. Data as of 2026-11-15.