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CVE-2023-3676GHSA-7FXM-F474-HF8WGO-2023-2330

Kubernetes - Windows nodes - Insufficient input sanitization leads to privilege escalation

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.28.1, 1.27.5, 1.26.8, 1.25.13, 1.24.17
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods on Windows nodes may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they include Windows nodes.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • Kubernetes kubelet

    From v1.27.0 · through v1.27.4; From v1.26.0 · through v1.26.7; From v1.25.0 · through v1.25.12; through v1.24.16

  • k8s.io/kubernetesGo

    From 1.28.0 · fixed in 1.28.1

  • k8s.io/kubernetesGo

    From 1.27.0 · fixed in 1.27.5

  • k8s.io/kubernetesGo

    From 1.26.0 · fixed in 1.26.8

  • k8s.io/kubernetesGo

    From 1.25.0 · fixed in 1.25.13

  • k8s.io/kubernetesGo

    fixed in 1.24.17

  • k8s.io/kubernetesGo

    fixed in 1.24.17; From 1.25.0 · fixed in 1.25.13; From 1.26.0 · fixed in 1.26.8; From 1.27.0 · fixed in 1.27.5; From 1.28.0 · fixed in 1.28.1

References 3

GitHub · kubernetes/kubernetes

groups.google.com

security.netapp.com