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TI-2023-13479 Aliases CVE-2023-29018GHSA-cwf6-xj49-wp83

OpenFeature Operator vulnerable to Cluster-level Privilege Escalation

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
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-269.

Summary

The OpenFeature Operator allows users to expose feature flags to applications. Assuming the pre-existence of a vulnerability that allows for arbitrary code execution, an attacker could leverage the lax permissions configured on `open-feature-operator-controller-manager` to escalate the privileges of any SA in the cluster. The increased privileges could be used to modify cluster state, leading to DoS, or read sensitive data, including secrets. Version 0.2.32 mitigates this issue by restricting the resources the `open-feature-operator-controller-manager` can modify.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00659 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed open-feature-operator (open-feature): 0.2.32github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator (Go): 0.2.32

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
open-featureopen-feature-operatorbefore 0.2.320.2.32Patch availableCNA
—github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator (Go)before 0.2.320.2.32Patch availableGHSA-cwf6-xj49-wp83
  • open-feature-operator Vendoropen-feature Affected before 0.2.32 Fixed in 0.2.32 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.2.32 Fixed in 0.2.32 Patch available GHSA-cwf6-xj49-wp83

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:openfeature:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*before 0.2.32Vulnerablebackstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:openfeature:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:* Versions before 0.2.32 Vulnerable ·backstage

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA open-feature-operator (open-feature) Fixed in 0.2.32
  • Fix · GHSA-cwf6-xj49-wp83 github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator (Go) Fixed in 0.2.32 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-29018
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cwf6-xj49-wp83
  3. 2026-10-09 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2026-24418 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in flagd CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-39341 Cross-namespace FeatureFlagSource and InProcessConfiguration resolution exposes spec contents on multi-tenant clusters CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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