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.
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.
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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3586 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1967738 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |