Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Kubernetes - CVE-2016-1906
Published: February 3, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40500
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1906
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Kubernetes
Affected software:
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Openshift allows remote attackers to gain privileges by updating a build configuration that was created with an allowed type to a type that is not allowed.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1906
Install update from vendor's website.