Input validation error in Azure Container Service - CVE-2020-2168
Published: March 26, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26398
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2168
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types. A remote authenticated attacker able to provide YAML input files can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Azure Container Service
How to mitigate CVE-2020-2168
Install updates from vendor's website.
Azure Container Service - update to 1.0.2