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CVE-2022-0811

HIGH

Code Injection in CRI-O

Also known asGHSA-6x2m-w449-qwx7GO-2022-0354
Published
Mar 16, 2022
Updated
Apr 10, 2026
Affected
5 pkgs
Patched
5 / 5
Exploits
2 known

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
18.6%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Moderate Risk97th percentile-5.22%
16.7%20.0%23.4%26.7%24.8%18.6%Dec 25Apr 26Jun 26

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Blast Radius

5 pkgs affected
🐹github.com/cri-o/cri-o🐹github.com/cri-o/cri-o🐹github.com/cri-o/cri-o🐹github.com/cri-o/cri-o🐹github.com/cri-o/cri-o

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

A flaw was found in CRI-O in the way it set kernel options for a pod. This issue allows anyone with rights to deploy a pod on a Kubernetes cluster that uses the CRI-O runtime to achieve a container escape and arbitrary code execution as root on the cluster node, where the malicious pod was deployed.

Affected Packages

5 total 5 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐹Gogithub.com/cri-o/cri-o1.19.0&&< 1.19.61.19.6
🐹Gogithub.com/cri-o/cri-o1.20.0&&< 1.20.71.20.7
🐹Gogithub.com/cri-o/cri-o1.21.0&&< 1.21.61.21.6
🐹Gogithub.com/cri-o/cri-o1.22.0&&< 1.22.31.22.3
🐹Gogithub.com/cri-o/cri-o1.23.0&&< 1.23.21.23.2
Exploits & PoCs
2

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/cri-o/cri-o. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Fix

    Update github.com/cri-o/cri-o to 1.19.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-0811 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2022-0811 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to CVE-2022-0811. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

A flaw was found in CRI-O in the way it set kernel options for a pod. This issue allows anyone with rights to deploy a pod on a Kubernetes cluster that uses the CRI-O runtime to achieve a container escape and arbitrary code execution as root on the cluster node, where the malicious pod was deployed.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is CVE-2022-0811 in your dependencies?

O3 detects CVE-2022-0811 across Go dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.

CVE-2022-0811: Code Injection in CRI-O (High 8.8) | O3 Security