{"cve":"CVE-2023-30840","nvd":{"published":"2023-05-08T18:15:14.187","modified":"2026-06-17T05:55:44.880","status":"Modified","description":"Fluid is an open source Kubernetes-native distributed dataset orchestrator and accelerator for data-intensive applications. Starting in version 0.7.0 and prior to version 0.8.6, if a malicious user gains control of a Kubernetes node running fluid csi pod (controlled by the `csi-nodeplugin-fluid` node-daemonset), they can leverage the fluid-csi service account to modify specs of all the nodes in the cluster. However, since this service account lacks `list node` permissions, the attacker may need to use other techniques to identify vulnerable nodes.\n\nOnce the attacker identifies and modifies the node specs, they can manipulate system-level-privileged components to access all secrets in the cluster or execute pods on other nodes. This allows them to elevate privileges beyond the compromised node and potentially gain full privileged access to the whole cluster.\n\nTo exploit this vulnerability, the attacker can make all other nodes unschedulable (for example, patch node with taints) and wait for system-critical components with high privilege to appear on the compromised node. However, this attack requires two prerequisites: a compromised node and identifying all vulnerable nodes through other means.\n\nVersion 0.8.6 contains a patch for this issue. As a workaround, delete the `csi-nodeplugin-fluid` daemonset in `fluid-system` namespace and avoid using CSI mode to mount FUSE file systems. Alternatively, using sidecar mode to mount FUSE file systems is recommended.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-863"],"references":["https://github.com/fluid-cloudnative/fluid/commit/77c8110a3d1ec077ae2bce6bd88d296505db1550","https://github.com/fluid-cloudnative/fluid/commit/91c05c32db131997b5ca065e869c9918a125c149","https://github.com/fluid-cloudnative/fluid/releases/tag/v0.8.6","https://github.com/fluid-cloudnative/fluid/security/advisories/GHSA-93xx-cvmc-9w3v","https://github.com/fluid-cloudnative/fluid/commit/77c8110a3d1ec077ae2bce6bd88d296505db1550"],"products":["linuxfoundation:fluid"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:38:18.424950729+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-30840","score":0.00236,"percentile":0.14663,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-93xx-cvmc-9w3v","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-93xx-cvmc-9w3v","summary":"On a compromised node, the fluid-csi service account can be used to modify node specs","modified":"2024-08-20T20:59:00.045356Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/fluid-cloudnative/fluid","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/fluid-cloudnative/fluid","ranges":[">=0.7.0 <0.8.6"],"fixed":["0.8.6"]}]},{"id":"GO-2023-1763","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2023-1763","summary":"On a compromised node, the fluid-csi service account can be used to modify node specs in github.com/fluid-cloudnative/fluid","modified":"2026-03-03T04:53:40.681997Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/fluid-cloudnative/fluid","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/fluid-cloudnative/fluid","ranges":[">=0.7.0 <0.8.6"],"fixed":["0.8.6"]}]}],"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."]}