CVE-2023-5528

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    CVE-2023-5528

    Published: 14 Nov 2023Last Modified: 28 Oct 2026

    Summary: Kubernetes - Windows nodes - Insufficient input sanitization in in-tree storage plugin leads to privilege escalation

    Details: A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods and persistent volumes on Windows nodes may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they are using an in-tree storage plugin for Windows nodes.

    References: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3JH444PWZBINXLLFV7XLIJIZJHSK6UEZ/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4XZIX727JIKF5RQW7RVVBLWXBCDIBJA7/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7MPGMITSZXUCAVO7Q75675SOLXC2XXU4/, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/5xxx/CVE-2023-5528.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5528, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240119-0009/, https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/121879, https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes, https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/SL_d4NR8pzA

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -e5e8c2b2f912d4676373464f023bc3495de84965

    Affected versions

    kubernetes-1.9.0-alpha.3
    kubernetes-1.9.0-alpha.2
    kubernetes-1.9.0-alpha.1
    kubernetes-1.9.0-alpha.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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