Security context
What an agent needs to avoid regressing past fixes and find the next vuln in this repo.
kubernetes/autoscaler
master @ a64feb8
8
Fixes
0
CVEs
HIGH
Peak severity
57.1%
Coverage
Highlights
Privilege Escalation: 4 prior fixes. Scrutinize any change in this area.
VPA: most-fixed (2 issues). Treat as high-risk during review.
3 high-severity fixes in this history; regressions here are high-impact.
Recurring patterns
The bug types that recur here, drawn from past fixes, not open vulnerabilities.
Auth Bypass: Two high-severity fixes target the VPA admission webhook: one escapes JSONPointer paths to prevent patch failures that bypass VPA policy, and another enforces feature-gate checks on update operations. Both indicate a pattern of incomplete validation on admission paths.
Privilege Escalation: Removal of the nodes/proxy RBAC permission prevents API server bypass via the kubelet API, a high-impact escalation vector. This shows that e2e manifests historically granted excessive permissions.
Privilege Escalation: Node create/delete permissions were restricted to only cloud providers that need them, reducing the attack surface. This fix addresses broad RBAC that could allow unauthorized node lifecycle operations.