{"cve":"CVE-2023-1943","nvd":{"published":"2023-10-12T00:15:10.067","modified":"2026-06-17T05:29:05.240","status":"Modified","description":"Privilege Escalation in kOps using GCE/GCP Provider in Gossip Mode.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-250"],"references":["https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/issues/15539","https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/yrCE1x89oaU","https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/issues/15539","https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/yrCE1x89oaU"],"products":["kubernetes:operations"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:39:34.467980132+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-1943","score":0.00585,"percentile":0.47991,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-8gwj-m6vh-2g6j","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-8gwj-m6vh-2g6j","summary":"kOps privilege escalation vulnerability","modified":"2024-08-21T14:56:58.067583Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kops","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kops","ranges":["<1.25.4"],"fixed":["1.25.4"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kops","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kops","ranges":[">=1.26.0 <1.26.2"],"fixed":["1.26.2"]}]},{"id":"GO-2023-2125","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2023-2125","summary":"kOps privilege escalation vulnerability in k8s.io/kops","modified":"2026-03-03T04:54:17.177626Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kops","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kops","ranges":["<1.25.4",">=1.26.0 <1.26.2"],"fixed":["1.25.4","1.26.2"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}