CVE-2023-2431

MEDIUM
Published Jun 16, 20233y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jun 16, 2023 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

A security issue was discovered in Kubelet that allows pods to bypass the seccomp profile enforcement. Pods that use localhost type for seccomp profile but specify an empty profile field, are affected by this issue. In this scenario, this vulnerability allows the pod to run in unconfined (seccomp disabled) mode. This bug affects Kubelet.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity High
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-1287

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
kuberneteskubernetes* <1.24.14
kuberneteskubernetes*≥1.25.0  –  <1.25.10
kuberneteskubernetes*≥1.26.0  –  <1.26.5
kuberneteskubernetes*≥1.27.0  –  <1.27.2
fedoraprojectfedora38any

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/118690
    Issue Tracking
  • groups.google.com https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/QHmx0HOQa10
    Mailing List
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/43HDSKBKPSW53OW647B5ETHRWFFNHSRQ/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XBX4RL4UOC7JHWWYB2AJCKSUM7EG5Y5G/
    Mailing List

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.