Docker Windows Containers: RunAsNonRoot Ignored, Enabling Admin Privileges
CVE-2021-25749 Published on May 24, 2023
runAsNonRoot logic bypass for Windows containers
Windows workloads can run as ContainerAdministrator even when those workloads set the runAsNonRoot option to true.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-25749 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is an Authorization Vulnerability?
The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
CVE-2021-25749 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-25749
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Affected Versions
Kubernetes:- Version kubelet v1.22.0 - v1.22.13 and below v1.22.14 is affected.
- Version kubelet v1.23.0 - v1.23.10 and below v1.23.11 is affected.
- Version kubelet v1.24.0 - v1.24.4 and below v1.24.5 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.