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CVE-2022-0270: Improper header sanitization in bored-agent causes escalation of privilege

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-01-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Prior to v0.6.1, bored-agent failed to sanitize incoming kubernetes impersonation headers allowing a user to override assigned user name and groups.

Affected products

• Mirantis bored-agent: before 0.6.1 — fixed in 0.6.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Mirantis bored-agent 0.6.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/Mirantis/security/blob/main/advisories/0004.md
• https://github.com/Mirantis/security/blob/main/advisories/0004.md

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