CVE-2023-3955

CVSS 3.1 Score 8.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Oct 31, 2023
Updated: Dec 21, 2023
CWE ID 20

Summary

CVE-2023-3955 is a newly discovered vulnerability in Kubernetes that affects clusters with Windows nodes. A user with the ability to create pods on these nodes may exploit a security flaw, escalating their privileges to administrative access. This issue poses a significant risk, as it allows unauthorized users to gain administrative control over Kubernetes clusters including Windows nodes. Organizations utilizing such clusters are strongly advised to update their Kubernetes components to mitigate this vulnerability.

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