8.1

CVE-2016-7075: kubernetes Improper Certificate Validation

CVSS: 8.1v3.0HighModified
AliasesRHSA-2016:2064UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7075DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7075
Published 10-09-2018Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7075 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in kubernetes. EPSS estimates a 1.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
43/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.57%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 16
CGA-2CJJ-98R2-6RVQCGA-472C-VWFM-PFC7CGA-5CWP-MH24-C42PCGA-68M5-4H76-HW37CGA-9F7F-79F6-XJ78CGA-C4JJ-6C88-W5PJ

Timeline

  1. 10-09-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

It was found that Kubernetes as used by Openshift Enterprise 3 did not correctly validate X.509 client intermediate certificate host name fields. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass authentication requirements by using a specially crafted X.509 certificate.

CVSS metrics

8 scores · 7 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.57%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

75%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.57% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.57%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Kubernetes

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat12 products
  • openshift3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3
  • atomic-openshift< 0:3.1.1.8-1.git.0.d469026.el7aos | < 0:3.2.1.17-1.git.0.6d01b60.el7 | < 0:3.3.0.35-1.git.0.d7bd9b6.el7
  • atomic-openshift-clients< 0:3.1.1.8-1.git.0.d469026.el7aos | < 0:3.2.1.17-1.git.0.6d01b60.el7 | < 0:3.3.0.35-1.git.0.d7bd9b6.el7
  • atomic-openshift-clients-redistributable< 0:3.1.1.8-1.git.0.d469026.el7aos | < 0:3.2.1.17-1.git.0.6d01b60.el7 | < 0:3.3.0.35-1.git.0.d7bd9b6.el7
  • atomic-openshift-dockerregistry< 0:3.1.1.8-1.git.0.d469026.el7aos | < 0:3.2.1.17-1.git.0.6d01b60.el7 | < 0:3.3.0.35-1.git.0.d7bd9b6.el7
Chainguard8 products
  • kubernetes-1.30All versions (No fix recorded)
  • kubernetes-1.31All versions (No fix recorded)
  • kubernetes-1.32All versions (No fix recorded)
  • kubernetes-1.33All versions (No fix recorded)
  • kubernetes-1.34All versions (No fix recorded)
Wolfi4 products
  • kubernetes-1.34All versions (No fix recorded)
  • kubernetes-1.35All versions (No fix recorded)
  • kubernetes-1.36All versions (No fix recorded)
  • kubernetes-1.37All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • kubernetes< 1.5.5+dfsg-1
Kubernetes1 product
Red hat1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • kubernetesAll versions (No fix recorded)

7 vendors · 28 products

References

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