CVE-2023-3893

A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods on Windows nodes running kubernetes-csi-proxy may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they include Windows nodes running kubernetes-csi-proxy.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/119594	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/lWksE2BoCyQ	Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231221-0004/
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/119594	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/lWksE2BoCyQ	Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231221-0004/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:csi_proxy::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:csi_proxy:2.0.0:alpha0::::::

History

13 Feb 2025, 17:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary	(en) A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods on Windows nodes running kubernetes-csi-proxy may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they include Windows nodes running kubernetes-csi-proxy.	(en) A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods on Windows nodes running kubernetes-csi-proxy may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they include Windows nodes running kubernetes-csi-proxy.

Information

Published : 2023-11-03 18:15

Updated : 2025-02-13 17:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-3893

Mitre link : CVE-2023-3893

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-3893

JSON object : View

Products Affected

kubernetes

csi_proxy

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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