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CVE-2023-22651

9.9 · CRITICAL

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in SUSE Rancher allows Privilege Escalation.

Published May 4, 2023CWE-269EPSS 0.78%

Overview

CVE-2023-22651 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 4, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in SUSE Rancher allows Privilege Escalation. A failure in the update logic of Rancher's admission Webhook may lead to

the misconfiguration of the Webhook. This component enforces validation

rules and security checks before resources are admitted into the

Kubernetes cluster.

The issue only affects users that upgrade from 2.6.x or 2.7.x to 2.7.2. Users that did a fresh install of 2.7.2 (and did not follow an upgrade path) are not affected.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refbugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-22651GitHubgithub.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-6m9f-pj6w-w87gRefbugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-22651GitHubgithub.com/rancher/rancher/security/advisories/GHSA-6m9f-pj6w-w87g

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22651?

CVE-2023-22651 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 4, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2023-22651?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-22651?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2023-22651?

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