Medium severity · published Feb 25, 2021
CVE-2021-24109
Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
6.8
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AK
Azure Kubernetes Service · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24109
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24109
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-24109
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