Vulnerability · Published May 24, 2023 · Assigned by kubernetes
CVE-2021-25749runAsNonRoot logic bypass for Windows containers
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity improper access control in Kubernetes from Kubernetes. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Windows workloads can run as ContainerAdministrator even when those workloads set the runAsNonRoot option to true.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes | Kubernetes | kubelet v1.22.0 - v1.22.13 – before v1.22.14kubelet v1.23.0 - v1.23.10 – before v1.23.11kubelet v1.24.0 - v1.24.4 – before v1.24.5 |
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H