CVE-2023-5528

moderate-risk

Published 2023-11-14

A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods and persistent volumes on Windows nodes may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they are using an in-tree storage plugin for Windows nodes.

Do I need to act?

18.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — higher than 81% of all CVEs

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 7.2/10 High

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Kubernetes

Fedora

Affected Vendors

Fedoraproject Kubernetes

References (8)

Issue Tracking https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/121879

Mailing List https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/SL_d4NR8pzA

Issue Tracking https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/121879

Mailing List https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/SL_d4NR8pzA

Patch https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproje...

Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240119-0009/

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moderate-risk

Severity 26/34 · High

Exploitability 13/34 · Low

Exposure 10/34 · Low