#VU71640 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Kubelet - CVE-2021-25749

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#VU71640 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Kubelet - CVE-2021-25749

Published: January 30, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU71640
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-25749
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Kubelet
Software vendor:
Kubernetes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due incorrect privilege management. Windows workloads can be executed with the ContainerAdministrator privileges even when the runAsNonRoot option is set to "true".


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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