What is CVE-2023-1943?

CVE-2023-1943 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes Kops, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2023-10-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-1943?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Kubernetes Kops

CVE-2023-1943

Privilege Escalation in kOps using GCE/GCP Provider in Gossip Mode.

Published 2023-10-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Kubernetes Kops — versions 0, 1.25.3, 1.26.0
Kubernetes Operations

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-250

References

github.com/kubernetes/kops/issues/15539 (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/yrCE1x89oaU (mailing-list, Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1943?: CVE-2023-1943 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes Kops, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2023-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-1943?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.