{"cve":"CVE-2023-2727","nvd":{"published":"2023-07-03T21:15:09.480","modified":"2026-06-17T05:53:18.013","status":"Modified","description":"Users may be able to launch containers using images that are restricted by ImagePolicyWebhook when using ephemeral containers. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if the ImagePolicyWebhook admission plugin is used together with ephemeral containers.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","score":6.5},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/06/2","https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/118640","https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/vPWYJ_L84m8","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230803-0004/","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/06/2"],"products":["kubernetes:kubernetes"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:38:30.124994567+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-2727","score":0.01134,"percentile":0.66502,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-qc2g-gmh6-95p4","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-qc2g-gmh6-95p4","summary":"kube-apiserver vulnerable to policy bypass","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:02.663366084Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":[">=1.27.0 <1.27.3"],"fixed":["1.27.3"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":[">=1.26.0 <1.26.6"],"fixed":["1.26.6"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":[">=1.25.0 <1.25.11"],"fixed":["1.25.11"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":["<1.24.15"],"fixed":["1.24.15"]}]},{"id":"GO-2023-1891","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2023-1891","summary":"Vulnerable to policy bypass in kube-apiserver in k8s.io/kubernetes","modified":"2026-02-04T03:27:45.914445Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":["<1.24.15",">=1.25.0 <1.25.11",">=1.26.0 <1.26.6",">=1.27.0 <1.27.3"],"fixed":["1.24.15","1.25.11","1.26.6","1.27.3"]}]}],"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."]}