CVE-2023-2728

MEDIUM
Published Jul 3, 20232y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jul 3, 2023 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Users may be able to launch containers that bypass the mountable secrets policy enforced by the ServiceAccount admission plugin when using ephemeral containers. The policy ensures pods running with a service account may only reference secrets specified in the service account’s secrets field. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if the ServiceAccount admission plugin and the `kubernetes.io/enforce-mountable-secrets` annotation are used together with ephemeral containers.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.5
Exploitability
1.2
Impact
5.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
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-20 Improper Input Validation Validation

Affected Products 4

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

References 4

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/06/3
    Mailing List
  • github.com https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/118640
    Issue Tracking
  • groups.google.com https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/vPWYJ_L84m8
    Mailing List
  • security.netapp.com https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230803-0004/

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.