VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-39388

CVSS score7.6 HIGH
EPSS probability0.49%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-11-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Description

Istio is an open platform to connect, manage, and secure microservices. In versions on the 1.15.x branch prior to 1.15.3, a user can impersonate any workload identity within the service mesh if they have localhost access to the Istiod control plane. Version 1.15.3 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds.

Weakness classification

  • security-advisories@github.com: CWE-863
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-863

Primary references