CVE-2022-37968

high-risk

Published 2022-10-11

Microsoft has identified a vulnerability affecting the cluster connect feature of Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated user to elevate their privileges and potentially gain administrative control over the Kubernetes cluster. Additionally, because Azure Stack Edge allows customers to deploy Kubernetes workloads on their devices via Azure Arc, Azure Stack Edge devices are also vulnerable to this vulnerability.

Do I need to act?

3.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 10.0/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (5)

Azure Arc-Enabled Kubernetes

Azure Stack Edge

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (2)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37968

Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-3796...

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Severity 33/34 · Critical

Exploitability 7/34 · Low

Exposure 12/34 · Low