CVE-2019-12494

HIGH

In Gardener before 0.20.0, incorrect access control in seed clusters allows information disclosure by sending HTTP GET requests from one's own shoot clusters to foreign shoot clusters. This occurs ...

Affects 1 product across 1 vendor.

CVSS 3.07.5
EPSS1.9%
Percentile79th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity, no authentication required, no user interaction needed, impact contained to the vulnerable component, full confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, no availability impact.
◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

This vulnerability was disclosed in 2019. A high severity vulnerability affects Gardener systems (CVE-2019-12494). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.

BSID: BS-2019-GLOBAL-134378-H • Model: rule-based-v1 • Confidence: MEDIUM

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2019-12494?
This vulnerability was disclosed in 2019. A high severity vulnerability affects Gardener systems (CVE-2019-12494). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-12494?
CVE-2019-12494 has CVSS 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS: 1.9%.
Is CVE-2019-12494 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2019-12494 as of 2026-06-22.
How do I remediate CVE-2019-12494?
Priority: MEDIUM.
What systems are affected by CVE-2019-12494?
CVE-2019-12494 affects Gardener Gardener.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2019-12494
BSIDBS-2019-GLOBAL-134378-H BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published2019-06-05
Last Modified2026-06-17
ICS Relevance0%
SourceNVD
Official Description

In Gardener before 0.20.0, incorrect access control in seed clusters allows information disclosure by sending HTTP GET requests from one's own shoot clusters to foreign shoot clusters. This occurs because traffic from shoot to seed via the VPN endpoint is not blocked.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Vulnerability details: In Gardener before 0.20.0, incorrect access control in seed clusters allows information disclosure by sending HTTP GET requests from one's own shoot clusters to foreign shoot clusters. This occurs because traffic from shoot to seed via the VPN endpoint is not blocked. CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Exploitation Likelihood: MINIMAL

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Gardener Gardener < 0.20.0
Remediation

No official vendor advisory link on record. See the CVE record →

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 2689 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Modelrule-based-v1
ConfidenceMEDIUM
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash1d6deac521052d70b8d20ce1249f3370d3773fb85d5f8a9cd9307f62ca39f13c6a77380ffd0f4f1b83638ff85f994e090e1d8c1149c202db9f943fca1c5254aa
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