CVE-2023-22480

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    CVE-2023-22480

    Published: 14 Jan 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: KubeOperator is vulnerable to unauthorized access to system API

    Details: KubeOperator is an open source Kubernetes distribution focused on helping enterprises plan, deploy and operate production-level K8s clusters. In KubeOperator versions 3.16.3 and below, API interfaces with unauthorized entities and can leak sensitive information. This vulnerability could be used to take over the cluster under certain conditions. This issue has been patched in version 3.16.4.

    References: https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/releases/tag/v3.16.4, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/22xxx/CVE-2023-22480.json, https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/security/advisories/GHSA-jxgp-jgh3-8jc8, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22480, https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/commit/7ef42bf1c16900d13e6376f8be5ecdbfdfb44aaf

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7ef42bf1c16900d13e6376f8be5ecdbfdfb44aaf

    Affected versions

    v3.16.3
    v3.16.2
    v3.16.1
    v3.16.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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