Rapid7

vulnerability

Gentoo Linux: CVE-2023-5528: Kubelet: Privilege Escalation

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 14, 2023
Added
May 13, 2024
Modified
Mar 31, 2026

Description

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.

Solution

gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-cluster-kubelet
Title
Rapid7 Labs

2026 Global Threat Landscape Report

The predictive window has collapsed. Exploitation follows disclosure in days. See how attackers are accelerating and how to stay ahead.