vulnerability
Kubernetes: CVE-2023-5528: Insufficient input sanitization in in-tree storage plugin leads to privilege escalation on Windows nodes
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 14, 2023 | Dec 4, 2023 | Apr 17, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 14, 2023
Added
Dec 4, 2023
Modified
Apr 17, 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.
Solutions
kubernetes-upgrade-1_25_16kubernetes-upgrade-1_26_11kubernetes-upgrade-1_27_8kubernetes-upgrade-1_28_4
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