Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster Connect Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-37968

10CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes Cluster 1.8.11
Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes Cluster 1.7.18
Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes Cluster 1.5.8
Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes Cluster 1.6.19
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 October 2022

Summary

Microsoft has identified a vulnerability affecting the cluster connect feature of Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated user to elevate their privileges and potentially gain administrative control over the Kubernetes cluster. Additionally, because Azure Stack Edge allows customers to deploy Kubernetes workloads on their devices via Azure Arc, Azure Stack Edge devices are also vulnerable to this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster 1.5.8 Unknown 1.0.0 < 1.5.8

Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster 1.6.19 Unknown 1.0.0 < 1.6.19

Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster 1.7.18 Unknown 1.0.0 < 1.7.18

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
10
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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