CVE-2023-26484

KubeVirt is a virtual machine management add-on for Kubernetes. In versions 0.59.0 and prior, if a malicious user has taken over a Kubernetes node where virt-handler (the KubeVirt node-daemon) is running, the virt-handler service account can be used to modify all node specs. This can be misused to lure-in system-level-privileged components which can, for instance, read all secrets on the cluster, or can exec into pods on other nodes. This way, a compromised node can be used to elevate privileges beyond the node until potentially having full privileged access to the whole cluster. The simplest way to exploit this, once a user could compromise a specific node, is to set with the virt-handler service account all other nodes to unschedulable and simply wait until system-critical components with high privileges appear on its node. No patches are available as of time of publication. As a workaround, gatekeeper users can add a webhook which will block the `virt-handler` service account to modify the spec of a node.
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:kubevirt:kubevirt:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*

History

27 Mar 2023, 16:58

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.6
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.2

23 Mar 2023, 17:10

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:kubevirt:kubevirt:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.6
First Time Kubevirt kubevirt
Kubevirt
References (MISC) https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/issues/9109 - (MISC) https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/issues/9109 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/security/advisories/GHSA-cp96-jpmq-xrr2 - (MISC) https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/security/advisories/GHSA-cp96-jpmq-xrr2 - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

15 Mar 2023, 21:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-03-15 21:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 14:48


NVD link : CVE-2023-26484

Mitre link : CVE-2023-26484

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-26484


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Products Affected

kubevirt

  • kubevirt
CWE
CWE-863

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