Vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Arc-Enabled Kubernetes

CVE-2022-37968

Microsoft has identified a vulnerability affecting the cluster connect feature of Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated user to elevate their privileges and potentially gain administrative control over the Kubernetes cluster. Additionally, because Azure Stack Edge allows customers to deploy Kubernetes workloads on their devices via Azure Arc, Azure Stack Edge devices are also vulnerable to this vulnerability.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.026 (84.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-37968: held from 0.025 to 0.026.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.026 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-37968?
CVE-2022-37968 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Arc-Enabled Kubernetes. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2022-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-37968?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-37968 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.