CVE-2023-3955
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3955
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-3955.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-3955
- Aliases
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2023-10-31T20:36:54.352Z
- Modified
- 2026-05-18T05:56:42.417951049Z
- Severity
-
- 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- Kubernetes - Windows nodes - Insufficient input sanitization leads to privilege escalation
- Details
-
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.
- Database specific
{ "cwe_ids": [ "CWE-20" ], "cna_assigner": "kubernetes", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/3xxx/CVE-2023-3955.json" }- References
-
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/3xxx/CVE-2023-3955.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3955
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231221-0002/
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/119595
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
- https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/JrX4bb7d83E
Affected packages
Git / github.com/kubernetes/kubelet
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubelet
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixedIntroducedFixedIntroducedFixedIntroducedFixedIntroducedFixed
- Database specific
{ "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "0" }, { "fixed": "1.24.17" }, { "introduced": "1.25.0" }, { "fixed": "1.25.13" }, { "introduced": "1.26.0" }, { "fixed": "1.26.8" }, { "introduced": "1.27.0" }, { "fixed": "1.27.5" }, { "introduced": "1.28.0" }, { "fixed": "1.28.1" } ], "source": "CPE_FIELD", "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" }
Affected versions
kubernetes-1.*
kubernetes-1.10.0-alpha.0
kubernetes-1.10.0-alpha.1
kubernetes-1.10.0-alpha.2
kubernetes-1.10.0-alpha.3
kubernetes-1.11.0-alpha.0
kubernetes-1.11.0-alpha.1
kubernetes-1.11.0-alpha.2
kubernetes-1.12.0-alpha.0
kubernetes-1.12.0-alpha.1
kubernetes-1.12.0-beta.0
kubernetes-1.13.0-alpha.0
kubernetes-1.9.0-alpha.0
kubernetes-1.9.0-alpha.1
kubernetes-1.9.0-alpha.2
kubernetes-1.9.0-alpha.3
Git / github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixedIntroducedFixedIntroducedFixedIntroducedFixedIntroducedFixed
- Database specific
{ "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "0" }, { "fixed": "1.24.17" }, { "introduced": "1.25.0" }, { "fixed": "1.25.13" }, { "introduced": "1.26.0" }, { "fixed": "1.26.8" }, { "introduced": "1.27.0" }, { "fixed": "1.27.5" }, { "introduced": "1.28.0" }, { "fixed": "1.28.1" } ], "source": "CPE_FIELD", "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:kubernetes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" }
Affected versions
v0.*
v0.13.1-dev
v0.17.0
v1.*
v1.1.0-alpha.0
v1.1.0-alpha.1
v1.10.0-alpha.0
v1.10.0-alpha.1
v1.10.0-alpha.2
v1.10.0-alpha.3
v1.11.0-alpha.0
v1.11.0-alpha.1
v1.11.0-alpha.2
v1.12.0-alpha.0
v1.12.0-alpha.1
v1.13.0-alpha.0
v1.13.0-alpha.1
v1.13.0-alpha.2
v1.13.0-alpha.3
v1.14.0-alpha.0
v1.14.0-alpha.1
v1.14.0-alpha.2
v1.14.0-alpha.3
v1.15.0-alpha.0
v1.15.0-alpha.1
v1.15.0-alpha.2
v1.15.0-alpha.3
v1.16.0-alpha.0
v1.16.0-alpha.1
v1.16.0-alpha.2
v1.16.0-alpha.3
v1.17.0-alpha.0
v1.17.0-alpha.1
v1.17.0-alpha.2
v1.17.0-alpha.3
v1.18.0-alpha.0
v1.18.0-alpha.1
v1.18.0-alpha.2
v1.18.0-alpha.4
v1.18.0-alpha.5
v1.19.0-alpha.0
v1.19.0-alpha.1
v1.19.0-alpha.2
v1.19.0-alpha.3
v1.19.0-beta.0
v1.19.0-beta.1
v1.19.0-beta.2
v1.2.0-alpha.1
v1.2.0-alpha.2
v1.2.0-alpha.3
v1.2.0-alpha.4
v1.2.0-alpha.5
v1.2.0-alpha.6
v1.2.0-alpha.7
v1.2.0-alpha.8
v1.20.0-alpha.0
v1.20.0-alpha.1
v1.20.0-alpha.2
v1.20.0-alpha.3
v1.20.0-beta.0
v1.20.0-beta.1
v1.20.0-beta.2
v1.21.0-alpha.0
v1.21.0-alpha.1
v1.21.0-alpha.2
v1.21.0-alpha.3
v1.21.0-beta.0
v1.21.0-beta.1
v1.22.0-alpha.0
v1.22.0-alpha.1
v1.22.0-alpha.2
v1.22.0-alpha.3
v1.22.0-beta.0
v1.22.0-beta.1
v1.22.0-beta.2
v1.23.0-alpha.0
v1.23.0-alpha.1
v1.23.0-alpha.2
v1.23.0-alpha.3
v1.23.0-alpha.4
v1.24.0
v1.24.0-alpha.0
v1.24.0-alpha.1
v1.24.0-alpha.2
v1.24.0-alpha.3
v1.24.0-alpha.4
v1.24.0-beta.0
v1.24.0-rc.0
v1.24.0-rc.1
v1.24.1
v1.24.1-rc.0
v1.24.10
v1.24.10-rc.0
v1.24.11
v1.24.11-rc.0
v1.24.12
v1.24.12-rc.0
v1.24.13
v1.24.14
v1.24.15
v1.24.16
v1.24.2
v1.24.2-rc.0
v1.24.3
v1.24.3-rc.0
v1.24.4
v1.24.4-rc.0
v1.24.5
v1.24.5-rc.0
v1.24.6
v1.24.6-rc.0
v1.24.7
v1.24.7-rc.0
v1.24.8
v1.24.8-rc.0
v1.24.9
v1.24.9-rc.0
v1.25.0
v1.25.0-alpha.0
v1.25.1
v1.25.1-rc.0
v1.25.10
v1.25.11
v1.25.12
v1.25.2
v1.25.2-rc.0
v1.25.3
v1.25.3-rc.0
v1.25.4
v1.25.4-rc.0
v1.25.5
v1.25.5-rc.0
v1.25.6
v1.25.6-rc.0
v1.25.7
v1.25.7-rc.0
v1.25.8
v1.25.8-rc.0
v1.25.9
v1.26.0
v1.26.1
v1.26.1-rc.0
v1.26.2
v1.26.2-rc.0
v1.26.3
v1.26.3-rc.0
v1.26.4
v1.26.5
v1.26.6
v1.26.7
v1.27.0
v1.27.1
v1.27.2
v1.27.3
v1.27.4
v1.28.0
v1.3.0-alpha.0
v1.3.0-alpha.1
v1.3.0-alpha.2
v1.3.0-alpha.3
v1.3.0-alpha.4
v1.3.0-alpha.5
v1.4.0-alpha.1
v1.4.0-alpha.2
v1.4.0-alpha.3
v1.5.0-alpha.0
v1.5.0-alpha.1
v1.5.0-alpha.2
v1.6.0-alpha.0
v1.6.0-alpha.1
v1.6.0-alpha.2
v1.6.0-alpha.3
v1.7.0-alpha.0
v1.7.0-alpha.1
v1.7.0-alpha.2
v1.7.0-alpha.3
v1.7.0-alpha.4
v1.8.0-alpha.0
v1.8.0-alpha.1
v1.8.0-alpha.2
v1.8.0-alpha.3
v1.9.0-alpha.0
v1.9.0-alpha.1
v1.9.0-alpha.2
v1.9.0-alpha.3