Vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift Builder

CVE-2021-3344

A privilege escalation flaw was found in OpenShift builder. During build time, credentials outside the build context are automatically mounted into the container image under construction. An OpenShift user, able to execute code during build time inside this container can re-use the credentials to overwrite arbitrary container images in internal registries and/or escalate their privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. This affects github.com/openshift/builder v0.0.0-20210125201112-7901cb396121 and before.

EPSS: 0.012 (64.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-3344?
CVE-2021-3344 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift Builder, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2021-3344?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.