CVE-2020-14306: istio-operator_project istio-operator Missing Authorization
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-14306 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Missing Authorization vulnerability in istio-operator_project istio-operator. EPSS estimates a 1.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 8.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 16-09-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An incorrect access control flaw was found in the operator, openshift-service-mesh/istio-rhel8-operator all versions through 1.1.3. This flaw allows an attacker with a basic level of access to the cluster to deploy a custom gateway/pod to any namespace, potentially gaining access to privileged service account tokens. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.30%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
71%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.30% on 05-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Istio-operator_project1 product
- istio-operator≤ 1.1.3
1 vendor · 1 product