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CVE-2018-16886

etcd versions 3.2.x before 3.2.26 and 3.3.x before 3.3.11 are vulnerable to an improper authentication issue when role-based access control (RBAC) is used and client-cert-auth is enabled. If an etc...

Published: Jan 14, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-287
8.1HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.0%
Top 10.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

go.etcd.io/etcd Authentication Bypass

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

Go
package-ecosystem
go.etcd.io/etcd/v3
OSS Libraries
go.etcd.io/etcd
OSS Libraries
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Fedora Project
oss-project·USaka fedora
FedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Cloud Native Computing Foundation
oss-project·USaka cncf
EtcdMixed
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
АО «Концерн ВНИИНС»
commercial·RUaka ao konsern vniins
ОС ОН «Стрелец»On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
etcd
oss-project
etcdMixed
Databases / nosql
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16886
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/10366
github.com
https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/commit/0191509637546621d6f2e18e074e955ab8ef374d
github.com
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