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CVE-2023-1943

HIGH
Published 2023-10-11T23:01:50.876Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
8.0
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.001
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.276
Higher than 27.6% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

Privilege Escalation in kOps using GCE/GCP Provider in Gossip Mode.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH

kOps privilege escalation vulnerability

GHSA-8gwj-m6vh-2g6j

Advisory Details

Privilege Escalation in kOps using GCE/GCP Provider in Gossip Mode.

Affected Packages

Go k8s.io/kops
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 <1.25.4
Go k8s.io/kops
ECOSYSTEM: ≥1.26.0 <1.26.2

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: October 12, 2023, Modified: October 18, 2023

References

Published: 2023-10-11T23:01:50.876Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-18T15:06:31.946Z
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