CVE-2023-5408
Published: Nov 2, 2023
Modified: Nov 7, 2025
CVSS v3.1
7.2
Description
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the node restriction admission plugin of the kubernetes api server of OpenShift. A remote attacker who modifies the node role label could steer workloads from the control plane and etcd nodes onto different worker nodes and gain broader access to the cluster.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11 | unaffected v4.11.0-202311211130.p0.g7021090.assembly.stream - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 | unaffected v4.12.0-202311021630.p0.gfe5e2a1.assembly.stream - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 | unaffected v4.13.0-202310210425.p0.gd525f5d.assembly.stream - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 | unaffected v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g8b38d12.assembly.stream - < * |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
References
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