CVE-2021-25749 HIGH

CVE-2021-25749: runAsNonRoot logic bypass for Windows containers

Vendor Kubernetes
Product Kubernetes
Weakness CWE-284
Published May 24, 2023
Last update January 16, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 24, 2023 CVE published
January 16, 2025 Record updated