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Status published
High
CVE-2023-3955
Kubernetes - Windows nodes - Insufficient input sanitization leads to privilege escalation
Vulnerability Description
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.
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
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- James Sturtevant
- Mark Rossetti
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
v1.28.0, v1.27.0, v1.26.0, v1.25.0, v1.28.1, v1.27.5, v1.26.8, v1.25.13, v1.24.17, 0
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 31st, 2023
Last Modified:
February 13th, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H