{"cve":"CVE-2023-22480","nvd":{"published":"2023-01-14T01:15:15.207","modified":"2026-06-17T05:35:33.070","status":"Modified","description":"KubeOperator is an open source Kubernetes distribution focused on helping enterprises plan, deploy and operate production-level K8s clusters. In KubeOperator versions 3.16.3 and below, API interfaces with unauthorized entities and can leak sensitive information. This vulnerability could be used to take over the cluster under certain conditions. This issue has been patched in version 3.16.4.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-863","CWE-285"],"references":["https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/commit/7ef42bf1c16900d13e6376f8be5ecdbfdfb44aaf","https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/releases/tag/v3.16.4","https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/security/advisories/GHSA-jxgp-jgh3-8jc8","https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/commit/7ef42bf1c16900d13e6376f8be5ecdbfdfb44aaf","https://github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator/releases/tag/v3.16.4"],"products":["fit2cloud:kubeoperator"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:37:34.931465858+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-22480","score":0.66768,"percentile":0.9929,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-jxgp-jgh3-8jc8","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-jxgp-jgh3-8jc8","summary":"KubeOperator allows unauthorized access to system API","modified":"2023-11-08T04:11:36.296692Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator","ranges":["<=3.16.3"],"fixed":[]}]}],"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."]}