CVE-2022-37968 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2022-37968

Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster Connect Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

Microsoft has identified a vulnerability affecting the cluster connect feature of Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated user to elevate their privileges and potentially gain administrative control over the Kubernetes cluster. Additionally, because Azure Stack Edge allows customers to deploy Kubernetes workloads on their devices via Azure Arc, Azure Stack Edge devices are also vulnerable to this vulnerability.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster 1.8.11, Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster 1.7.18, Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster 1.5.8, Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster 1.6.19, Azure Stack Edge
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.0, 2.2.0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 11th, 2022
Last Modified: January 2nd, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.