[minikube] ssh server with default password

published 2023-05-24 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-24130

cvss: 8.4; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 11%
public exploits: 0; none known

This vulnerability enables ssh access to minikube container using a default password.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-01-16)

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Kubernetes minikube

Classification

Weakness

CWE-259 Use of Hard-coded Password
CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

github.com /kubernetes/minikube
product

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-1944
NVD CVE-2023-1944

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Summary