CVE-2023-5528

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods and persistent volumes on Windows nodes may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they are using an in-tree storage plugin for Windows nodes.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 14, 2023
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2023-5528: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix