CVE-2023-2727 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-2727: Bypassing policies imposed by the ImagePolicyWebhook admission plugin

Vendor Kubernetes
Product Kubernetes
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published July 3, 2023
Last update February 13, 2025
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CVSS base score

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

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Users may be able to launch containers using images that are restricted by ImagePolicyWebhook when using ephemeral containers. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if the ImagePolicyWebhook admission plugin is used together with ephemeral containers.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 3, 2023 CVE published
February 13, 2025 Record updated