CVE-2016-1905 (GCVE-0-2016-1905)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-02-03 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:10
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Summary
The API server in Kubernetes does not properly check admission control, which allows remote authenticated users to access additional resources via a crafted patched object.
Severity
7.7 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2016-01-26 00:00
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