Vulnerability · Published May 27, 2021 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2020-1701
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect permission assignment in virt-handler. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in the KubeVirt main virt-handler versions before 0.26.0 regarding the access permissions of virt-handler. An attacker with access to create VMs could attach any secret within their namespace, allowing them to read the contents of that secret.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | kubevirt.io/kubevirt | 0.26.0 | GHSA-849r-8wvp-4wwg |
| Go | kubevirt.io/kubevirt | 0.26.0 | GO-2024-2765 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | virt-handler | kubevirt 0.26.0 |
Weakness: CWE-732
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1792092 x_refsource_MISC