CVE-2022-36085 is a critical vulnerability in Open Policy Agent (OPA) versions prior to 0.43.1, specifically affecting the deprecated WithUnsafeBuiltins function. An attacker can bypass this protection using the 'with' keyword to mock unsafe built-in functions, potentially leading to unauthorized policy execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, allowing for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.40.0, < 0.43.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openpolicyagent:open_policy_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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