GHSA-622h-h2p8-743x

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    GHSA-622h-h2p8-743x

    Published: 6 Oct 2023Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: JWT token compromise can allow malicious actions including Remote Code Execution (RCE)

    Details: ### Impact A user can reverse engineer the JWT token (JSON Web Token) used in authentication for Manager and API access, forging a valid NeuVector Token to perform malicious activity in NeuVector. This can lead to an RCE. ### Patches Upgrade to NeuVector [version 5.2.2](https://open-docs.neuvector.com/releasenotes/5x) or later and latest Helm chart (2.6.3+). + In 5.2.2 the certificate for JWT-signing is created automatically by controller with validity of 90days and rotated automatically. + Use Helm-based deployment/upgrade to 5.2.2 to generate a unique certificate for Manager, REST API, ahd registry adapter. Helm based installation/upgrade is required in order to automatically generate certificates upon initial installation and each subsequent upgrade. + See [release notes](https://open-docs.neuvector.com/releasenotes/5x) for manual/yaml based deployment advice. + 5.2.2 also implements additional protections against possible RCE for the feature of custom compliance scripts. ### Workarounds Users can replace the Manager & Controller certificate manually by following the instructions in documented [here](https://open-docs.neuvector.com/configuration/console/replacecert). However, upgrading to 5.2.2 and replacing Manager/REST API certificate is recommended to provide additional security enhancements to prevent possible attempted exploit and resulting RCE. See [release notes](https://open-docs.neuvector.com/releasenotes/5x) for additional details. ### Credits Thank you to [Dejan Zelic](https://dejandayoff.com/) at [Offensive Security](https://www.offsec.com/) for responsibly reporting this vulnerability. ### For More Information View the NeuVector [Security Policy](https://github.com/neuvector/neuvector/security) General NeuVector [documentation](https://open-docs.neuvector.com/)

    References: https://github.com/neuvector/neuvector/security/advisories/GHSA-622h-h2p8-743x, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32188, https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-32188, https://github.com/neuvector/neuvector, https://open-docs.neuvector.com/releasenotes/5x

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: github.com/neuvector/neuvector

    Purl: pkg:golang/github.com/neuvector/neuvector

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.0.0-20231003121714-be746957ee7c

    Affected versions

    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
    GHSA-622h-h2p8-743x | CVE-DB