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TI-2023-23898 Aliases CVE-2023-44392

Arbitrary code execution vulnerability when using shared Kubernetes cluster

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

Garden provides automation for Kubernetes development and testing. Prior tov ersions 0.13.17 and 0.12.65, Garden has a dependency on the cryo library, which is vulnerable to code injection due to an insecure implementation of deserialization. Garden stores serialized objects using cryo in the Kubernetes `ConfigMap` resources prefixed with `test-result` and `run-result` to cache Garden test and run results. These `ConfigMaps` are stored either in the `garden-system` namespace or the configured user namespace. When a user invokes the command `garden test` or `garden run` objects stored in the `ConfigMap` are retrieved and deserialized. This can be used by an attacker with access to the Kubernetes cluster to store malicious objects in the `ConfigMap`, which can trigger a remote code execution on the users machine when cryo deserializes the object. In order to exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have access to the Kubernetes cluster used to deploy garden remote environments. Further, a user must actively invoke either a `garden test` or `garden run` which has previously cached results. The issue has been patched in Garden versions `0.13.17` (Bonsai) and `0.12.65` (Acorn). Only Garden versions prior to these are vulnerable. No known workarounds are available.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00756 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed garden (garden-io): 0.12.65, 0.13.17

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
garden-iogardenbefore 0.12.65; 0.13.0 to before 0.13.170.12.65, 0.13.17Patch availableCNA
  • garden Vendorgarden-io Affected before 0.12.65; 0.13.0 to before 0.13.17 Fixed in 0.12.65, 0.13.17 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:garden:garden:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*before 0.12.65; 0.13.0 to before 0.13.17VulnerableGarden
  • cpe:2.3:a:garden:garden:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:* Versions before 0.12.65; 0.13.0 to before 0.13.17 Vulnerable ·Garden

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA garden (garden-io) Fixed in 0.12.65, 0.13.17

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-44392

References

  • TI-2022-08642 Missing authentication in Garden CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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