CVE-2020-16844

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 1, 2020 at 04:32 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:58 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorIstio

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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

In Istio 1.5.0 though 1.5.8 and Istio 1.6.0 through 1.6.7, when users specify an AuthorizationPolicy resource with DENY actions using wildcard suffixes (e.g. *-some-suffix) for source principals or namespace fields, callers will never be denied access, bypassing the intended policy.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

1.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.5.81.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.6.7

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://github.com/istio/istio/releases
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
https://istio.io/latest/news/security/istio-security-2020-009/

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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