CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It affects Kubernetes. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2023-5408
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
1.11%
Kubernetes
Original NVD Description
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the node restriction admission plugin of the kubernetes api server of OpenShift. A remote attacker who modifies the node role label could steer workloads from the control plane and etcd nodes onto different worker nodes and gain broader access to the cluster.
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