{"cve":"CVE-2023-3893","nvd":{"published":"2023-11-03T18:15:08.623","modified":"2026-06-17T06:15:15.613","status":"Analyzed","description":"A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can \ncreate pods on Windows nodes running kubernetes-csi-proxy may be able to\n escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are \nonly affected if they include Windows nodes running \nkubernetes-csi-proxy.","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/119594","https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/lWksE2BoCyQ","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231221-0004/","https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/119594","https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/lWksE2BoCyQ"],"products":["kubernetes:csi_proxy"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:40:11.519948003+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-3893","score":0.02475,"percentile":0.84546,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-r6cc-7wj7-gfx2","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-r6cc-7wj7-gfx2","summary":"Kubernetes csi-proxy vulnerable to privilege escalation due to improper input validation","modified":"2025-07-09T15:32:55Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy/v2","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy/v2","ranges":[">=2.0.0-alpha.0 <2.0.0-alpha.1"],"fixed":["2.0.0-alpha.1"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy","ranges":[">=0.1.0-rc1 <1.1.3"],"fixed":["1.1.3"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy","ranges":["<0.0.0-20230821192013-2523e6674ded"],"fixed":["0.0.0-20230821192013-2523e6674ded"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy","ranges":[">=1.1.3-0 <1.1.3-0.20230821192013-2523e6674ded"],"fixed":["1.1.3-0.20230821192013-2523e6674ded"]}]},{"id":"GO-2023-2176","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2023-2176","summary":"Kubernetes csi-proxy vulnerable to privilege escalation due to improper input validation in github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy","modified":"2026-03-03T04:54:20.134606Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy","ranges":["<1.1.3"],"fixed":["1.1.3"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy/v2","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy/v2","ranges":[">=2.0.0-alpha.0 <2.0.0-alpha.1"],"fixed":["2.0.0-alpha.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."]}