Privilege Escalation in kubepi
Priority HIGH 72CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
KubePi is an opensource kubernetes management panel. A normal user has permission to create/update users, they can become admin by editing the `isadmin` value in the request. As a result any user may take administrative control of KubePi. This issue has been addressed in version 1.6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00743 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed KubePi (1Panel-dev): 1.6.5github.com/KubeOperator/kubepi (Go): 1.6.5
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Panel-dev | KubePi | before 1.6.5 | 1.6.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/KubeOperator/kubepi (Go) | before 1.6.5 | 1.6.5 | Patch available | GHSA-757p-vx43-fp9r |
- KubePi Vendor1Panel-dev Affected before 1.6.5 Fixed in 1.6.5 Patch available CNA
- github.com/KubeOperator/kubepi (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.6.5 Fixed in 1.6.5 Patch available GHSA-757p-vx43-fp9r
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fit2cloud:kubepi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.6.5 | Vulnerable | 1Panel-dev |
- cpe:2.3:a:fit2cloud:kubepi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.6.5 Vulnerable ·1Panel-dev
Remediation
- Fix · CNA KubePi (1Panel-dev) Fixed in 1.6.5
- Fix · GHSA-757p-vx43-fp9r github.com/KubeOperator/kubepi (Go) Fixed in 1.6.5 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-37917
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-757p-vx43-fp9r
References
More 1Panel-dev Kubepi vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-08712 KubePi's Hardcoded Jwtsigkeys allows malicious actor to login with a forged JWT token CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-19349 Leak password hash of any user CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-08727 KubePi is vulnerable to missing authorization CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-08728 KubePi vulnerable to session fixation attack CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-37917 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-37917 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-757p-vx43-fp9r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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