CVE-2023-3676

high-risk
Published 2023-10-31

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.

Do I need to act?

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40.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 59% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

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high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 17/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal