CVE-2022-3162 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-3162: Unauthorized read of Custom Resources

Vendor Kubernetes
Product Kubernetes
Weakness CWE-23
Published March 1, 2023
Last update March 7, 2025

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Users authorized to list or watch one type of namespaced custom resource cluster-wide can read custom resources of a different type in the same API group without authorization. Clusters are impacted by this vulnerability if all of the following are true: 1. There are 2+ CustomResourceDefinitions sharing the same API group 2. Users have cluster-wide list or watch authorization on one of those custom resources. 3. The same users are not authorized to read another custom resource in the same API group.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 1, 2023 CVE published
March 7, 2025 Record updated