# CVE-2024-9042: Kubernetes allows Command Injection affecting Windows nodes via nodes/*/logs/query API

> A vulnerability in Kubernetes Kubelet on Windows worker nodes can lead to denial of service, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 13 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** CLEANSTART-2026-ZW38878, ECHO-0ded-644a-1f25, GHSA-vv39-3w5q-974q, GO-2025-3522, MINI-4wvr-cc83-2cp5, MINI-6hq3-8g62-9rcv, MINI-9299-2m4g-jm8h, MINI-wpcq-m8wg-ff5f

## What is CVE-2024-9042?

CVE-2024-9042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes Kubelet, published on 13 Mar 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

This CVE affects only Windows worker nodes. Your worker node is vulnerable to this issue if it is running one of the affected versions listed below.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9042?

9 open source packages ship an affected version, including k8s.io/kubernetes.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `k8s.io/kubernetes` | Go | All versions | 1.29.13, 1.30.9, 1.31.5, 1.32.1 |
| `k8s.io/kubernetes` | Go | All versions | 1.29.13 |
| `k8s.io/kubernetes` | Go | All versions | 1.29.13 |
| `k8s.io/kubernetes` | Go | From 1.30.0-alpha.0 | 1.30.9 |
| `k8s.io/kubernetes` | Go | From 1.30.0-alpha.0 | 1.30.9 |
| `k8s.io/kubernetes` | Go | From 1.31.0-alpha.0 | 1.31.5 |
| `k8s.io/kubernetes` | Go | From 1.31.0-alpha.0 | 1.31.5 |
| `k8s.io/kubernetes` | Go | From 1.32.0-alpha.0 | 1.32.1 |
| `k8s.io/kubernetes` | Go | From 1.32.0-alpha.0 | 1.32.1 |

## How do I fix CVE-2024-9042?

Upgrade k8s.io/kubernetes to a fixed version for your release line: 1.29.13, 1.30.9, 1.31.5 or 1.32.1.

## Is CVE-2024-9042 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9042 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9042 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes Kubelet, published on 13 Mar 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9042 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- k8s.io/kubernetes (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.29.13, 1.30.9, 1.31.5, 1.32.1
- k8s.io/kubernetes (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.29.13
- k8s.io/kubernetes (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.29.13
- k8s.io/kubernetes (Go): affected from 1.30.0-alpha.0; fixed in 1.30.9
- k8s.io/kubernetes (Go): affected from 1.30.0-alpha.0; fixed in 1.30.9
- k8s.io/kubernetes (Go): affected from 1.31.0-alpha.0; fixed in 1.31.5
- k8s.io/kubernetes (Go): affected from 1.31.0-alpha.0; fixed in 1.31.5
- k8s.io/kubernetes (Go): affected from 1.32.0-alpha.0; fixed in 1.32.1
- k8s.io/kubernetes (Go): affected from 1.32.0-alpha.0; fixed in 1.32.1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9042/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9042/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9042
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9042
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9042

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9042/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.