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CVE-2023-1943: Privilege Escalation in kOps using GCE/GCP Provider in Gossip Mode

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-10-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-250

Description

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

Affected products

• Kubernetes Operations: before 1.25.4; from 1.26.0 before 1.26.2 — fixed in 1.25.4, 1.26.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Kubernetes Operations 1.25.4, 1.26.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/issues/15539
• https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/yrCE1x89oaU
• https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/issues/15539
• https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/yrCE1x89oaU

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