CVE-2023-3676
Kubernetes - Windows nodes - Insufficient input sanitization leads to privilege escalation
HIGH 8.8EPSS 13.2%
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.
- Affected
- Kubernetes · kubelet
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 8.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 13.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile
- Published
- 2023-10-31
- Updated
- 2025-02-27
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- tomerpeled92/CVE11★ · 2026-09-07
Security advisories
- kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/119339
- https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/d_fvHZ9a5zc
- advisories/GHSA-7fxm-f474-hf8w