CVE-2021-25749
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.002 · 11 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Windows workloads can run as ContainerAdministrator even when those workloads set the runAsNonRoot option to true.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (14)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Red Hat OpenShift container platform 4.10all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:container_platform_4.10
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-1458Kubernetes: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-09-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Kubernetes ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder Informationen offenzulegen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-25749/cnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/qqTZgulISzAcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170789/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-9096-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Kubernetes-privilege-escalation-via-Windows-Workloads-runAsNonRoot-39284cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.3041cnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/qqTZgulISzAenisa_euvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/qqTZgulISzAMailing Listnvd
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