Kubernetes - Windows nodes - Insufficient input sanitization leads to privilege escalation (Kubernetes kubelet)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 4.00 % · percentile 91 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- kubernetes
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | kubernetes |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · jordan@liggitt.net (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-q78c-gwqw-jcmc — Kubernetes privilege escalation vulnerability
- GO-2023-2170 — Insufficient input sanitization on Windows nodes leads to privilege escalation in k8s.io/kubernetes and k8s.io/mount-utils
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-2793
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-3955
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 1.24.17cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.25.0 < 1.25.13cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.26.0 < 1.26.8cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.27.0 < 1.27.5cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.28.0 < 1.28.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes · kubelet | affected v1.28.0 ; affected v1.27.0 ≤ v1.27.4 ; affected v1.26.0 ≤ v1.26.7 ; affected v1.25.0 ≤ v1.25.12 ; unaffected v1.28.1 ; unaffected v1.27.5 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |