CVE-2020-14306
HIGHistio-operator < 1.1.3 - Incorrect Access Control via Custom Gateway/Pod Deployment
Title source: llmDescription
An incorrect access control flaw was found in the operator, openshift-service-mesh/istio-rhel8-operator all versions through 1.1.3. This flaw allows an attacker with a basic level of access to the cluster to deploy a custom gateway/pod to any namespace, potentially gaining access to privileged service account tokens. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1850380
Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/maistra/istio-operator/pull/462
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0130
EPSS Percentile
67.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-862
Status
published
Products (1)
istio-operator_project/istio-operator
< 1.1.3
Published
Sep 16, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026