CVE-2021-3586

A flaw was found in servicemesh-operator. The NetworkPolicy resources installed for Maistra do not properly specify which ports may be accessed, allowing access to all ports on these resources from any pod. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Published: 2022-08-22 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-3586 is rated Moderate Risk (61.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.44%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-3586

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-08-23 0.18% 0.44% +0.26%
2 2025-03-30 0.42% 0.18% -0.25%
3 2025-03-29 0.42%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-3586

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-3586

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-3586

vendor priority summary link
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3586

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-3586

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat openshift_service_mesh 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_service_mesh:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat servicemesh-operator 2.0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:servicemesh-operator:2.0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-3586

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