CVE-2024-39690

Capsule is a multi-tenancy and policy-based framework for Kubernetes. In Capsule v0.7.0 and earlier, the tenant-owner can patch any arbitrary namespace that has not been taken over by a tenant (i.e., namespaces without the ownerReference field), thereby gaining control of that namespace. Version 0.7.1 contains a patch.

CVSS v3 8.4 HIGH

8.4^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/projectcapsule/capsule/commit/d620b0457ddec01616b8eab8512a10611611f584	Patch
https://github.com/projectcapsule/capsule/security/advisories/GHSA-mq69-4j5w-3qwp	Exploit

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:projectcapsule:capsule:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

14 Aug 2025, 14:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary	(en) Capsule is a multi-tenancy and policy-based framework for Kubernetes. In Capsule v0.7.0 and earlier, the tenant-owner can patch any arbitrary namespace that has not been taken over by a tenant (i.e., namespaces without the ownerReference field), thereby gaining control of that namespace.	(en) Capsule is a multi-tenancy and policy-based framework for Kubernetes. In Capsule v0.7.0 and earlier, the tenant-owner can patch any arbitrary namespace that has not been taken over by a tenant (i.e., namespaces without the ownerReference field), thereby gaining control of that namespace. Version 0.7.1 contains a patch.

Information

Published : 2024-08-20 15:15

Updated : 2025-08-14 14:15

NVD link : CVE-2024-39690

Mitre link : CVE-2024-39690

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-39690

JSON object : View

Products Affected

projectcapsule

capsule

CWE

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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