CVE-2020-26278 affects Weave Net versions prior to 2.8.0, stemming from an unnecessary "hostPID: true" setting in its Kubernetes DaemonSet manifest. This misconfiguration, when combined with another vulnerability allowing code execution within the Weave Net pod, could enable an attacker to gain full control over any host in the cluster. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.0 (HIGH), the exploit requires adjacent network access and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, but has high attack complexity. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:weave:weave:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
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