vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2021-20206: containernetworking-cni: Arbitrary path injection via type field in CNI configuration
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Mar 26, 2021 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 26, 2021
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
An improper limitation of path name flaw was found in containernetworking/cni in versions before 0.8.1. When specifying the plugin to load in the 'type' field in the network configuration, it is possible to use special elements such as "../" separators to reference binaries elsewhere on the system. This flaw allows an attacker to execute other existing binaries other than the cni plugins/types, such as 'reboot'. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Solution
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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