ghsa-q78c-gwqw-jcmc
Vulnerability from github
Published
2023-10-31 21:32
Modified
2023-11-01 17:16
Summary
Kubernetes privilege escalation vulnerability
Details

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.

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  "aliases": [
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20"
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    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-11-01T17:16:38Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-10-31T21:15:08Z",
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  "id": "GHSA-q78c-gwqw-jcmc",
  "modified": "2023-11-01T17:16:38Z",
  "published": "2023-10-31T21:32:35Z",
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      "url": "https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/JrX4bb7d83E"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Kubernetes privilege escalation vulnerability"
}


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