CVE-2023-3955

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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

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CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

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/119595	Exploit Mitigation Patch Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/JrX4bb7d83E	Technical Description
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231221-0002/
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/119595	Exploit Mitigation Patch Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/JrX4bb7d83E	Technical Description
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231221-0002/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes::::::::
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	cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes::::::::
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

13 Feb 2025, 17:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary	(en) 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.	(en) 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.

21 Nov 2024, 08:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/119595 - Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/119595 - Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/JrX4bb7d83E - Technical Description~~	() https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/JrX4bb7d83E - Technical Description
References	~~() https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231221-0002/ -~~	() https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231221-0002/ -

21 Dec 2023, 22:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-10-31 21:15

Updated : 2025-02-13 17:17

NVD link : CVE-2023-3955

Mitre link : CVE-2023-3955

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-3955

JSON object : View

Products Affected

kubernetes

kubernetes

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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