High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 31, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-3676
CVE-2023-3676
Description
A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods on Windows nodes may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they include Windows nodes.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
k8s.io/kubernetesGo | >= 1.28.0, < 1.28.1 | 1.28.1 |
k8s.io/kubernetesGo | >= 1.27.0, < 1.27.5 | 1.27.5 |
k8s.io/kubernetesGo | >= 1.26.0, < 1.26.8 | 1.26.8 |
k8s.io/kubernetesGo | >= 1.25.0, < 1.25.13 | 1.25.13 |
k8s.io/kubernetesGo | < 1.24.17 | 1.24.17 |
Affected products
67- osv-coords65 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/aws-ebs-csi-driver-1.18pkg:apk/chainguard/aws-efs-csi-driver-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-cnipkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-cni-3.25pkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-key-cert-provisionerpkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-pod2daemonpkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-typha-client-3.25pkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-typhadpkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-typhad-3.25pkg:apk/chainguard/calicoctl-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/calicoctl-fips-3.25pkg:apk/chainguard/cluster-autoscaler-fips-1.25pkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-cache-deployerpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-cache-deployer-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-cache_serverpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-frontendpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-metadata-envoy-configpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-metadata-writer-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-scheduledworkflowpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-viewer-crd-controllerpkg:apk/chainguard/kubernetes-dns-node-cache-1.17pkg:apk/chainguard/nodetaintpkg:apk/chainguard/sparkctlpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-cache_serverpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-frontendpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-metadata-envoy-configpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-metadata-writerpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-metadata-writer-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-persistence_agentpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-viewer-crd-controllerpkg:apk/wolfi/sparkctlpkg:apk/chainguard/calico-cni-fips-3.25-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-app-policy-3.25pkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-felix-3.25pkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-typha-clientpkg:apk/chainguard/cluster-autoscaler-fips-1.25-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-metadata-writerpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-apiserverpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-cache-deployer-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-scheduledworkflowpkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetespkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-felixpkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelinespkg:apk/wolfi/kubeflow-pipelines-cache-deployerpkg:apk/wolfi/spark-operator-oci-entrypointpkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-apiserver-3.25pkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-app-policypkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-pod2daemon-3.25pkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-persistence_agentpkg:apk/chainguard/spark-operator-oci-entrypointpkg:apk/wolfi/spark-operatorpkg:apk/chainguard/calico-cni-fips-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-kube-controllers-3.25pkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-node-3.25pkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelinespkg:apk/chainguard/spark-operatorpkg:apk/wolfi/nodetaintpkg:apk/chainguard/kubeflow-pipelines-apiserverpkg:apk/chainguard/aws-efs-csi-driver-fips-1.6pkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-apiserverpkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-3.25pkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-kube-controllerspkg:apk/chainguard/calico-fips-nodepkg:rpm/opensuse/govulncheck-vulndb&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 1.18.0-r15+ 64 more
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- Kubernetes/kubeletv5Range: v1.28.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
17- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/119339nvdExploitMitigationPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-7fxm-f474-hf8wghsaADVISORY
- groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/d_fvHZ9a5zcnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3676ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/073f9ea33a93ddaecdc2e829150fb715f6387399ghsaWEB
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/39cc101c7855341c651a943b9836b50fbace8a6bghsaWEB
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/74b617310c24ca84c2ec90c3858af745d65b5226ghsaWEB
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/890483394221c8f22e88c48f86cd4eaf4de65fd6ghsaWEB
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/a53faf5e17ed0b0771a605c6401ba4cbf297b59aghsaWEB
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120127ghsaWEB
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120129ghsaWEB
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120130ghsaWEB
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120131ghsaWEB
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120132ghsaWEB
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120133ghsaWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231130-0007ghsaWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231130-0007/nvd
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