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Status published
High
CVE-2021-25749
runAsNonRoot logic bypass for Windows containers
Vulnerability Description
Windows workloads can run as ContainerAdministrator even when those workloads set the runAsNonRoot option to true.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Mark Rosetti (@marosset) of Microsoft
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Vulnerable Versions:
kubelet v1.22.0 - v1.22.13, kubelet v1.23.0 - v1.23.10, kubelet v1.24.0 - v1.24.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 24th, 2023
Last Modified:
January 16th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H