CVE-2020-10749
MEDIUMEPSS 83th pctlDescription
A vulnerability was found in all versions of containernetworking/plugins before version 0.8.6, that allows malicious containers in Kubernetes clusters to perform man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks. A malicious container can exploit this flaw by sending rogue IPv6 router advertisements to the host or other containers, to redirect traffic to the malicious container.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-300 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2009-3555 | Critical | 9.8 | 87% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2017-12150 | High | 7.4 | 13% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2017-12151 | High | 7.4 | 4.6% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-22890 | Low | 3.7 | 3.1% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2017-7480 | Critical | 9.8 | 2.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-32926 | High | 7.5 | 2.2% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2020-10749?
Upgrade golang-github-containernetworking-plugins on debian 11 to 0.8.6-1 or later.
Is CVE-2020-10749 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2020-10749 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2020-10749?
CVE-2020-10749 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.0, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2020-10749 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for golang-github-containernetworking-plugins (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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