RCE in Kubernetes Cri-o

CVE-2022-0811

A flaw was found in CRI-O in the way it set kernel options for a pod. This issue allows anyone with rights to deploy a pod on a Kubernetes cluster that uses the CRI-O runtime to achieve a container escape and arbitrary code execution as ro…

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.190 (96.9th 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

  • Kubernetes Cri-o
  • N/a Cri-o — versions cri-o 1.24.0, cri-o 1.23.2, cri-o 1.22.3, cri-o 1.21.6, cri-o 1.20.7, cri-o 1.19.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0811?
CVE-2022-0811 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes Cri-o, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-0811?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-0811 known to be exploited?
53 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.