{"cve":"CVE-2023-3676","nvd":{"published":"2023-10-31T21:15:08.550","modified":"2026-06-17T06:14:36.560","status":"Modified","description":"A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user\n that can create pods on Windows nodes may be able to escalate to admin \nprivileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they\n include Windows nodes.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/119339","https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/d_fvHZ9a5zc","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231130-0007/","https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/119339","https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/d_fvHZ9a5zc"],"products":["kubernetes:kubernetes"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:40:11.519948003+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-3676","score":0.13156,"percentile":0.96362,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-7fxm-f474-hf8w","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-7fxm-f474-hf8w","summary":"Kubernetes privilege escalation vulnerability","modified":"2026-09-10T03:49:58.570245967Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":[">=1.28.0 <1.28.1"],"fixed":["1.28.1"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":[">=1.27.0 <1.27.5"],"fixed":["1.27.5"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":[">=1.26.0 <1.26.8"],"fixed":["1.26.8"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":[">=1.25.0 <1.25.13"],"fixed":["1.25.13"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":["<1.24.17"],"fixed":["1.24.17"]}]},{"id":"GO-2023-2330","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2023-2330","summary":"Insufficient input sanitization on Windows nodes leads to privilege escalation in k8s.io/kubernetes","modified":"2026-02-04T04:10:32.011376Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":["<1.24.17",">=1.25.0 <1.25.13",">=1.26.0 <1.26.8",">=1.27.0 <1.27.5",">=1.28.0 <1.28.1"],"fixed":["1.24.17","1.25.13","1.26.8","1.27.5","1.28.1"]}]}],"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."]}