Privilege Escalation in kOps using GCE/GCP Provider in Gossip Mode
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-250Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-250.
Summary
Privilege Escalation in kOps using GCE/GCP Provider in Gossip Mode.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00585 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed kops (Kubernetes): 1.25.3, 1.26.2k8s.io/kops (Go): 1.25.4, 1.26.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes | kops | before 1.25.3; 1.26.0 to before 1.26.2 | 1.25.3, 1.26.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | k8s.io/kops (Go) | before 1.25.4 | 1.25.4 | Patch available | GHSA-8gwj-m6vh-2g6j |
| — | k8s.io/kops (Go) | 1.26.0 to before 1.26.2 | 1.26.2 | Patch available | GHSA-8gwj-m6vh-2g6j |
- kops VendorKubernetes Affected before 1.25.3; 1.26.0 to before 1.26.2 Fixed in 1.25.3, 1.26.2 Patch available CNA
- k8s.io/kops (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.25.4 Fixed in 1.25.4 Patch available GHSA-8gwj-m6vh-2g6j
- k8s.io/kops (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.26.0 to before 1.26.2 Fixed in 1.26.2 Patch available GHSA-8gwj-m6vh-2g6j
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.25.4; 1.26.0 to before 1.26.2 | Vulnerable | Kubernetes |
- cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.25.4; 1.26.0 to before 1.26.2 Vulnerable ·Kubernetes
Remediation
- Fix · CNA kops (Kubernetes) Fixed in 1.25.3, 1.26.2
- Fix · GHSA-8gwj-m6vh-2g6j k8s.io/kops (Go) Fixed in 1.25.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-8gwj-m6vh-2g6j k8s.io/kops (Go) Fixed in 1.26.2 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1943
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8gwj-m6vh-2g6j
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-1943 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-1943 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8gwj-m6vh-2g6j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-1943 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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