CVE-2020-27151

HIGH EPSS 78.5%
Published Dec 7, 20205y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Dec 7, 2020 5y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

An issue was discovered in Kata Containers through 1.11.3 and 2.x through 2.0-rc1. The runtime will execute binaries given using annotations without any kind of validation. Someone who is granted access rights to a cluster will be able to have kata-runtime execute arbitrary binaries as root on the worker nodes.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
78.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Affected Products 6

VendorProductVersionRange
katacontainerskata_containers* ≤1.11.3
katacontainerskata_containers2.0.0any
katacontainerskata_containers2.0.0any
katacontainerskata_containers2.0.0any
katacontainerskata_containers2.0.0any
katacontainerskata_containers2.0.0any

References 4

  • bugs.launchpad.net https://bugs.launchpad.net/katacontainers.io/+bug/1878234
    ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/releases/tag/2.0.0
    Third Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/releases/tag/1.11.5
    Third Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/releases/tag/1.12.0
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.