Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Path Traversal vulnerability in Kubevirt
CVE-2022-1798
A path traversal vulnerability in KubeVirt versions up to 0.56 (and 0.55.1) on all platforms allows a user able to configure the kubevirt to read arbitrary files on the host filesystem which are publicly readable or which are readable for UID 107 or GID 107. /proc/self/<> is not accessible.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.7
HIGH
Exploitability:2.1
Impact Score:6.0
EPSS Probability:0.36%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-20 ↗CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | Kubevirt | unspecified < 0.55.1 (affected), unspecified < 0.56.0 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.356%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Google LLC · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2022-05-19T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2022-09-15T15:45:12 |
| Last Updated | 2025-04-21T13:49:58 |
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