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CVE-2023-3676

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.

Severity
High 8.8
Published
31 Oct 2023
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
1.24.17, 1.25.13, 1.26.8, 1.27.5, 1.28.1
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
KubernetesServers and applications · cpe:a:kubernetes:kubernetes
  • Every version before 1.24.17
  • From 1.25.0 before 1.25.13
  • From 1.26.0 before 1.26.8
  • From 1.27.0 before 1.27.5
  • From 1.28.0 before 1.28.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3676
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3676