CVE-2016-7075 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Kubernetes, specifically impacting Openshift Enterprise 3. The flaw stems from improper validation of X.509 client intermediate certificate hostname fields, allowing an attacker to craft a malicious certificate to bypass authentication. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and relatively high attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.3:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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