CVE-2021-25749 — HIGH (7.8)

Q: What is CVE-2021-25749?

CVE-2021-25749 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Windows workloads can run as ContainerAdministrator even when those workloads set the runAsNonRoot option to true.

Q: How severe is CVE-2021-25749?

CVE-2021-25749 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2021-25749?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Kubernetes Kubernetes.

Vulnerability Description

Windows workloads can run as ContainerAdministrator even when those workloads set the runAsNonRoot option to true.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Kubernetes	Kubernetes	>= 1.20.0, <= 1.21.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284

References

https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/qqTZgulISzAMailing List
https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/qqTZgulISzAMailing List

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-25749?

CVE-2021-25749 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Windows workloads can run as ContainerAdministrator even when those workloads set the runAsNonRoot option to true.

How severe is CVE-2021-25749?

CVE-2021-25749 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-25749?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Kubernetes Kubernetes.