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CVE-2020-16844

nvd nist
Published: Oct 1, 2020Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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6.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Exploitability: 1.6 / Impact: 5.2
Source: NVD

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 (2)

Products: Istio: Istio
1 product
Istio
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Istio
From 1.5.0 to 1.5.8
From 1.6.0 to 1.6.7

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory

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