Kubernetes ↗
CNCF · Infrastructure
100/100 Healthy
Summary iPlain-English security verdict for Kubernetes, generated from its current health score, actively-exploited vulnerabilities, and latest supported version.
Kubernetes currently scores 100/100 — healthy. No tracked vulnerabilities are currently known to be exploited in the wild. The latest supported release is 1.36.1. It's on the latest patch with no significant known issues — keep it current.
Disclosure trend iNew CVEs published for Kubernetes each year (NVD). A higher bar means more disclosures that year — more scrutiny, not necessarily less safe.
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Patch priority — what to act on iThe issues to fix first — actively exploited (CISA KEV) first, then by exploitation probability (EPSS), then severity. Each row's "→ fixed in" is the earliest version that patches it; "see advisory" means no fixed version is published.
Most urgent first — actively exploited, then likeliest to be exploited.
CVE-2019-11248 HIGH CWE-419 EPSS 91% → fixed in 1.12.10 CVE-2018-1002105 CRITICAL CWE-388 EPSS 90% → see advisory CVE-2019-11253 HIGH Improper input validation EPSS 83% → fixed in 1.16.2 CVE-2020-8559 MEDIUM CWE-601 EPSS 51% → fixed in 1.18.6 CVE-2019-1002101 MEDIUM CWE-59 EPSS 50% → fixed in 1.13.5 CVE-2023-3676 HIGH Improper input validation EPSS 41% → fixed in 1.28.1 CVE-2017-1002101 HIGH CWE-59 EPSS 34% → fixed in 1.9.4 CVE-2021-25741 HIGH Improper input validation EPSS 33% → see advisory CVE-2016-1906 CRITICAL CWE-264 EPSS 3% → see advisory CVE-2017-1000056 CRITICAL Missing authorization EPSS 0% → see advisory CVE-2025-57870 CRITICAL SQL injection EPSS 0% → see advisory CVE-2026-33519 CRITICAL CWE-266 EPSS 0% → see advisoryVersions & lifecycle iWhen each release line stops receiving security patches (end-of-life). After EOL there are no more fixes — plan upgrades before these dates.
How long each Kubernetes release line is supported — and when it sunsets.
1.36 latest 1.36.1 Supported until 2027-06-28
1.35 latest 1.35.5 Supported until 2027-02-28
1.34 latest 1.34.8 Supported until 2026-10-27
1.33 latest 1.33.12 Supported until 2026-06-28
1.32 latest 1.32.13 End of life ended 2026-02-28
1.31 latest 1.31.14 End of life ended 2025-10-28
1.30 latest 1.30.14 End of life ended 2025-06-28
1.29 latest 1.29.15 End of life ended 2025-02-28
1.28 latest 1.28.15 End of life ended 2024-10-28
1.27 latest 1.27.16 End of life ended 2024-06-28
See all upcoming end-of-life dates →