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Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

Property Value
Language yaml
Severity low
CWE CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
OWASP A05:2021 - Security Misconfiguration
Confidence Level Low
Impact Level Low
Likelihood Level Low

Description

The container definition is missing a security context specifying that it must run as a non-root user. This means the container could run processes with root privileges inside, increasing the risk of security breaches.

Impact

If an attacker exploits a vulnerability in the application, they could gain root access within the container, allowing them to modify system files, escalate privileges, or attempt to break out of the container and compromise the host or other services.