---
id: CVE-2023-37917
aliases:
  - GHSA-757p-vx43-fp9r
  - GO-2023-1956
title: KubePi Privilege Escalation vulnerability
summary: KubePi Privilege Escalation vulnerability
severity: critical
cvss: 9.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L'
vendor: KubeOperator
product: github.com/KubeOperator/kubepi
ecosystem: go
affected:
  - github.com/KubeOperator/kubepi < 1.6.5
patched:
  - github.com/KubeOperator/kubepi 1.6.5
published: '2023-07-21'
updated: '2026-09-10'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-10T03:49:54.343418927Z'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-757p-vx43-fp9r'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/1Panel-dev/KubePi/security/advisories/GHSA-757p-vx43-fp9r
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37917'
  - url: 'https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e8XJbIFIDXaFiL-dqn0a0b6u7o3CwqSG/preview'
  - url: 'https://github.com/1Panel-dev/KubePi'
  - url: 'https://github.com/1Panel-dev/KubePi/releases/tag/v1.6.5'
tags:
  - osv
  - go
epss: 0.00743
epssPercentile: 0.52756
ingestedAt: '2026-09-12T03:13:01.762Z'
---

## Overview

### Summary
A normal user has permission to create/update users, they can become admin by editing the `isadmin` value in the request


### PoC
Change the value of the `isadmin` field in the request to true:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e8XJbIFIDXaFiL-dqn0a0b6u7o3CwqSG/preview

### Impact
Elevate user privileges


## Affected packages

- `github.com/KubeOperator/kubepi < 1.6.5`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `github.com/KubeOperator/kubepi 1.6.5`