CVE-2020-1701

virt-handler: virt-handler daemonset clusterroles allows retrieval of secrets

Published May 27, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in the KubeVirt main virt-handler versions before 0.26.0 regarding the access permissions of virt-handler. An attacker with access to create VMs could attach any secret within their namespace, allowing them to read the contents of that secret.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-1288 A flaw was found in the KubeVirt main virt-handler versions before 0.26.0 regarding the access permissions of virt-handler. An attacker with access to create VMs could attach any secret within their namespace, allowing them to read the contents of that secret.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-849r-8wvp-4wwg Permissions bypass in KubeVirt
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 6:46 AM
Reserved
Nov 27, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 27, 2021, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:02 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 7, 2020, 12:00 AM