An incorrect sysctls validation vulnerability was found in CRI-O 1.18 and earlier.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 16/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.76% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 54.5% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
- Fixed version: github.com/cri-o/cri-o (Go) 1.23.1; cri-o (Red Hat:openshift:4.6::el7) 0:1.19.5-3.rhaos4.6.git91f8458.el7; cri-o-debuginfo (Red Hat:openshift:4.6::el7) 0:1.19.5-3.rhaos4.6.git91f8458.el7.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to github.com/cri-o/cri-o (Go) 1.23.1; cri-o (Red Hat:openshift:4.6::el7) 0:1.19.5-3.rhaos4.6.git91f8458.el7; cri-o-debuginfo (Red Hat:openshift:4.6::el7) 0:1.19.5-3.rhaos4.6.git91f8458.el7 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
An incorrect sysctls validation vulnerability was found in CRI-O 1.18 and earlier. The sysctls from the list of "safe" sysctls specified for the cluster will be applied to the host if an attacker is able to create a pod with a hostIPC and hostNetwork kernel namespace.
- Published
- Feb 9, 2022
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.7% · 54th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-732
Report tools
Action score
16
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 16 / 40 · 4.2 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.7%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| kubernetes | cri-o | cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:cri-o |
| redhat | openshift container platform | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- kubernetes cri-oup to 1.18 inclusive
- redhat openshift container platform4.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a cri-o
- 1.18affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/cri-o/cri-o | before 1.23.1 | 1.23.1 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.6::el7 | cri-o | before 0:1.19.5-3.rhaos4.6.git91f8458.el7 | 0:1.19.5-3.rhaos4.6.git91f8458.el7 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.6::el7 | cri-o-debuginfo | before 0:1.19.5-3.rhaos4.6.git91f8458.el7 | 0:1.19.5-3.rhaos4.6.git91f8458.el7 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.6::el8 | cri-o | before 0:1.19.5-3.rhaos4.6.git91f8458.el8 | 0:1.19.5-3.rhaos4.6.git91f8458.el8 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.6::el8 | cri-o-debuginfo | before 0:1.19.5-3.rhaos4.6.git91f8458.el8 | 0:1.19.5-3.rhaos4.6.git91f8458.el8 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.6::el8 | cri-o-debugsource | before 0:1.19.5-3.rhaos4.6.git91f8458.el8 | 0:1.19.5-3.rhaos4.6.git91f8458.el8 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.7::el7 | cri-o | before 0:1.20.6-11.rhaos4.7.git76ea3d0.el7 | 0:1.20.6-11.rhaos4.7.git76ea3d0.el7 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.7::el7 | cri-o-debuginfo | before 0:1.20.6-11.rhaos4.7.git76ea3d0.el7 | 0:1.20.6-11.rhaos4.7.git76ea3d0.el7 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.7::el8 | cri-o | before 0:1.20.6-11.rhaos4.7.git76ea3d0.el8 | 0:1.20.6-11.rhaos4.7.git76ea3d0.el8 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.7::el8 | cri-o-debuginfo | before 0:1.20.6-11.rhaos4.7.git76ea3d0.el8 | 0:1.20.6-11.rhaos4.7.git76ea3d0.el8 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.7::el8 | cri-o-debugsource | before 0:1.20.6-11.rhaos4.7.git76ea3d0.el8 | 0:1.20.6-11.rhaos4.7.git76ea3d0.el8 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el7 | cri-o | before 0:1.21.5-2.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el7 | 0:1.21.5-2.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el7 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el7 | cri-o-debuginfo | before 0:1.21.5-2.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el7 | 0:1.21.5-2.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el7 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el8 | cri-o | before 0:1.21.5-2.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el8 | 0:1.21.5-2.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el8 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el8 | cri-o-debuginfo | before 0:1.21.5-2.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el8 | 0:1.21.5-2.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el8 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el8 | cri-o-debugsource | before 0:1.21.5-2.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el8 | 0:1.21.5-2.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el8 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.9::el7 | cri-o | before 0:1.22.2-2.rhaos4.9.gitb030be8.el7 | 0:1.22.2-2.rhaos4.9.gitb030be8.el7 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.9::el7 | cri-o-debuginfo | before 0:1.22.2-2.rhaos4.9.gitb030be8.el7 | 0:1.22.2-2.rhaos4.9.gitb030be8.el7 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.9::el8 | cri-o | before 0:1.22.2-2.rhaos4.9.gitb030be8.el8 | 0:1.22.2-2.rhaos4.9.gitb030be8.el8 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.9::el8 | cri-o-debuginfo | before 0:1.22.2-2.rhaos4.9.gitb030be8.el8 | 0:1.22.2-2.rhaos4.9.gitb030be8.el8 |
| Red Hat:openshift:4.9::el8 | cri-o-debugsource | before 0:1.22.2-2.rhaos4.9.gitb030be8.el8 | 0:1.22.2-2.rhaos4.9.gitb030be8.el8 |
Same product
kubernetes: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2022-0811A flaw was found in CRI-O in the way it set kernel options for a pod.41Plan
- CVE-2018-1000400Kubernetes CRI-O version prior to 1.9 contains a Privilege Context Switching Error (CWE-270) vulnerability in the handling of ambient capabi36Monitor
- CVE-2024-5154Cri-o: malicious container can create symlink on host32Monitor
- CVE-2022-4318Cri-o: /etc/passwd tampering privesc31Monitor
- CVE-2022-1708A vulnerability was found in CRI-O that causes memory or disk space exhaustion on the node for anyone with access to the Kube API.31Monitor
- CVE-2022-2995Incorrect handling of the supplementary groups in the CRI-O container engine might lead to sensitive information disclosure or possible data28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Go:github.com/cri-o/cri-o | 1.23.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:cri-o | 0:1.21.5-2.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el7 · Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:cri-o-debuginfo | 0:1.21.5-2.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el7 · Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:cri-o-debugsource | 0:1.21.5-2.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el8 · Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el8 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-23-0100 · Feb 21, 2023(OpenShift Güvenlik Güncellemesi)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- low · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- Low
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLsCAPEC-1likelihood: High · High
- Privilege AbuseCAPEC-122likelihood: High · Medium
- Directory IndexingCAPEC-127likelihood: High · Medium
- Using Malicious FilesCAPEC-17likelihood: High · Very High
- Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security LevelsCAPEC-180likelihood: High · Medium
- Signing Malicious CodeCAPEC-206Very High
- Hijacking a privileged processCAPEC-234Medium
- Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay)CAPEC-60likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
- File and Directory DiscoveryT1083
- Access Token Manipulation:Token Impersonation/TheftT1134.001
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLLT1505.005
- Abuse Elevation Control MechanismT1548
- Use Alternate Authentication Material:Web Session CookieT1550.004
- Subvert Trust Controls:Code SigningT1553.002
- Compromise Client Software BinaryT1554
- Hijack Execution Flow:Executable Installer File Permissions WeaknessT1574.005
- Hijack Execution Flow: ServicesFile Permissions WeaknessT1574.010
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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