CVE-2021-25749
runAsNonRoot logic bypass for Windows containers
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Windows workloads can run as ContainerAdministrator even when those workloads set the runAsNonRoot option to true.
A flaw was found in Kubernetes. This issue allows Windows workloads to run as a ContainerAdministrator even when the workloads set the runAsNonRoot option to true.
*Credits:
Mark Rosetti (@marosset) of Microsoft
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Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2021-01-21 CVE Reserved
- 2023-01-30 CVE Published
- 2023-05-25 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-284: Improper Access Control
- CWE-842: Placement of User into Incorrect Group
CAPEC
References (3)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/qqTZgulISzA | Mailing List |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-25749 | 2023-01-30 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2127808 | 2023-01-30 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Kubernetes Search vendor "Kubernetes" | Kubernetes Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubernetes" | >= 1.20.0 <= 1.21.0 Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubernetes" and version " >= 1.20.0 <= 1.21.0" | - |
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| Kubernetes Search vendor "Kubernetes" | Kubernetes Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubernetes" | >= 1.22.0 < 1.22.14 Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubernetes" and version " >= 1.22.0 < 1.22.14" | - |
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| Kubernetes Search vendor "Kubernetes" | Kubernetes Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubernetes" | >= 1.23.0 < 1.23.11 Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubernetes" and version " >= 1.23.0 < 1.23.11" | - |
Affected
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| Kubernetes Search vendor "Kubernetes" | Kubernetes Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubernetes" | >= 1.24.0 < 1.24.5 Search vendor "Kubernetes" for product "Kubernetes" and version " >= 1.24.0 < 1.24.5" | - |
Affected
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