CVE-2020-16844
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
Authorization bypass in Istio
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | istio.io/istio | >=1.5.0,<1.5.9 | 1.5.9 |
| Go | istio.io/istio | >=1.6.0,<1.6.8 | 1.6.8 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16844
- https://github.com/istio/istio/commit/4c73414556b83f0e75c1b3a0a89a23103a71573c
- https://github.com/istio/istio/commit/72d2e135374f421b656d6f1a21f474db46134ace
- https://github.com/istio/istio/releases
- https://github.com/istio/istio/releases/tag/1.5.9
- https://github.com/istio/istio/releases/tag/1.6.8
- https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.5.x/announcing-1.5.9
- https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.6.x/announcing-1.6.8
- https://istio.io/latest/news/security/istio-security-2020-009
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.