{"cve":"CVE-2023-2431","nvd":{"published":"2023-06-16T08:15:08.770","modified":"2026-06-17T05:52:34.570","status":"Modified","description":"A security issue was discovered in Kubelet that allows pods to bypass the seccomp profile enforcement. Pods that use localhost type for seccomp profile but specify an empty profile field, are affected by this issue. In this scenario, this vulnerability allows the pod to run in unconfined (seccomp disabled) mode. This bug affects Kubelet.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-1287"],"references":["https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/118690","https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/QHmx0HOQa10","https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/43HDSKBKPSW53OW647B5ETHRWFFNHSRQ/","https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XBX4RL4UOC7JHWWYB2AJCKSUM7EG5Y5G/","https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/118690"],"products":["fedoraproject:fedora","kubernetes:kubernetes"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:38:24.161619714+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-2431","score":0.00257,"percentile":0.17373,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-xc8m-28vv-4pjc","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-xc8m-28vv-4pjc","summary":"Kubelet vulnerable to bypass of seccomp profile enforcement","modified":"2026-09-10T03:49:57.135066720Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":["<1.24.14"],"fixed":["1.24.14"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":[">=1.25.0 <1.25.10"],"fixed":["1.25.10"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":[">=1.26.0 <1.26.5"],"fixed":["1.26.5"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":[">=1.27.0 <1.27.2"],"fixed":["1.27.2"]}]},{"id":"GO-2023-1864","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2023-1864","summary":"Kubelet vulnerable to bypass of seccomp profile enforcement in k8s.io/kubernetes","modified":"2026-02-04T03:00:10.363968Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":["<1.24.14",">=1.25.0 <1.25.10",">=1.26.0 <1.26.5",">=1.27.0 <1.27.2"],"fixed":["1.24.14","1.25.10","1.26.5","1.27.2"]}]}],"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."]}