CVE-2023-3676

2023-10-3121:15:08

CWE-20

kubernetes

web.nvd.nist.gov

721

cve-2023-3676

kubernetes

security issue

windows nodes

admin privileges

CVSS3

8.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

8.5

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

28.4%

JSON

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.

Affected configurations

Nvd

Node

microsoftwindowsMatch-

AND

kuberneteskubernetesRange<1.24.17

kuberneteskubernetesRange1.25.0–1.25.13

kuberneteskubernetesRange1.26.0–1.26.8

kuberneteskubernetesRange1.27.0–1.27.5

kuberneteskubernetesRange1.28.0–1.28.1

VendorProductVersionCPE
microsoftwindows-cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kuberneteskubernetes*cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
microsoft	windows	-	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
kubernetes	kubernetes	*	cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes::::::::

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "product": "kubelet",
    "repo": "https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes",
    "vendor": "Kubernetes",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "v1.28.0"
      },
      {
        "lessThanOrEqual": "v1.27.4",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "v1.27.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "lessThanOrEqual": "v1.26.7",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "v1.26.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "lessThanOrEqual": "v1.25.12",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "v1.25.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "v1.28.1"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "v1.27.5"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "v1.26.8"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "v1.25.13"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "v1.24.17"
      },
      {
        "lessThanOrEqual": "v1.24.16",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ]
  }
]