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TI-2023-12693 Aliases CVE-2023-28114GHSA-6f27-3p6c-p5jc

`cilium-cli` disables etcd authorization for clustermesh clusters

Priority LOW 21CWE-280Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

`cilium-cli` is the command line interface to install, manage, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters running Cilium. Prior to version 0.13.2,`cilium-cli`, when used to configure cluster mesh functionality, can remove the enforcement of user permissions on the `etcd` store used to mirror local cluster information to remote clusters. Users who have set up cluster meshes using the Cilium Helm chart are not affected by this issue. Due to an incorrect mount point specification, the settings specified by the `initContainer` that configures `etcd` users and their permissions are overwritten when using `cilium-cli` to configure a cluster mesh. An attacker who has already gained access to a valid key and certificate for an `etcd` cluster compromised in this manner could then modify state in that `etcd` cluster. This issue is patched in `cilium-cli` 0.13.2. As a workaround, one may use Cilium's Helm charts to create their cluster.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00192 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed cilium-cli (cilium): 0.13.2github.com/cilium/cilium-cli (Go): 0.13.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ciliumcilium-clibefore 0.13.20.13.2Patch availableCNA
—github.com/cilium/cilium-cli (Go)before 0.13.20.13.2Patch availableGHSA-6f27-3p6c-p5jc
  • cilium-cli Vendorcilium Affected before 0.13.2 Fixed in 0.13.2 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/cilium/cilium-cli (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.13.2 Fixed in 0.13.2 Patch available GHSA-6f27-3p6c-p5jc

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cilium:cilium-cli:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.13.2Vulnerablecilium
  • cpe:2.3:a:cilium:cilium-cli:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.13.2 Vulnerable ·cilium

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA cilium-cli (cilium) Fixed in 0.13.2
  • Fix · GHSA-6f27-3p6c-p5jc github.com/cilium/cilium-cli (Go) Fixed in 0.13.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28114
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6f27-3p6c-p5jc

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