RCE in Red Hat Openshift Service Mesh

CVE-2021-3586

A flaw was found in servicemesh-operator. The NetworkPolicy resources installed for Maistra do not properly specify which ports may be accessed, allowing access to all ports on these resources from any pod. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-3586: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-3586?
CVE-2021-3586 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift Service Mesh, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-3586?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.