---
id: CVE-2023-3676
aliases:
  - GHSA-7fxm-f474-hf8w
  - GO-2023-2330
title: Kubernetes privilege escalation vulnerability
summary: Kubernetes privilege escalation vulnerability
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
vendor: kubernetes
product: k8s.io/kubernetes
ecosystem: go
affected:
  - 'k8s.io/kubernetes >= 1.28.0, < 1.28.1'
  - 'k8s.io/kubernetes >= 1.27.0, < 1.27.5'
  - 'k8s.io/kubernetes >= 1.26.0, < 1.26.8'
  - 'k8s.io/kubernetes >= 1.25.0, < 1.25.13'
  - k8s.io/kubernetes < 1.24.17
patched:
  - k8s.io/kubernetes 1.28.1
  - k8s.io/kubernetes 1.27.5
  - k8s.io/kubernetes 1.26.8
  - k8s.io/kubernetes 1.25.13
  - k8s.io/kubernetes 1.24.17
published: '2023-10-31'
updated: '2026-09-10'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-10T03:49:58.570245967Z'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-7fxm-f474-hf8w'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3676'
  - url: 'https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/119339'
  - url: 'https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120127'
  - url: 'https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120129'
  - url: 'https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120130'
  - url: 'https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120131'
  - url: 'https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120132'
  - url: 'https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120133'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/073f9ea33a93ddaecdc2e829150fb715f6387399
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/39cc101c7855341c651a943b9836b50fbace8a6b
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/74b617310c24ca84c2ec90c3858af745d65b5226
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/890483394221c8f22e88c48f86cd4eaf4de65fd6
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/commit/a53faf5e17ed0b0771a605c6401ba4cbf297b59a
  - url: 'https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes'
  - url: 'https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/d_fvHZ9a5zc'
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231130-0007'
tags:
  - osv
  - go
epss: 0.13156
epssPercentile: 0.96226
ingestedAt: '2026-09-12T03:13:01.763Z'
---

## Overview

A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where a user that can create pods on Windows nodes may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they include Windows nodes.

## Affected packages

- `k8s.io/kubernetes >= 1.28.0, < 1.28.1`
- `k8s.io/kubernetes >= 1.27.0, < 1.27.5`
- `k8s.io/kubernetes >= 1.26.0, < 1.26.8`
- `k8s.io/kubernetes >= 1.25.0, < 1.25.13`
- `k8s.io/kubernetes < 1.24.17`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `k8s.io/kubernetes 1.28.1`
- `k8s.io/kubernetes 1.27.5`
- `k8s.io/kubernetes 1.26.8`
- `k8s.io/kubernetes 1.25.13`
- `k8s.io/kubernetes 1.24.17`