CVE-2023-5408

Openshift: modification of node role labels

Published Nov 2, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the node restriction admission plugin of the kubernetes api server of OpenShift. A remote attacker who modifies the node role label could steer workloads from the control plane and etcd nodes onto different worker nodes and gain broader access to the cluster.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-57723 A privilege escalation flaw was found in the node restriction admission plugin of the kubernetes api server of OpenShift. A remote attacker who modifies the node role label could steer workloads from the control plane and etcd nodes onto different worker nodes and gain broader access to the cluster.
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 7, 2025, 9:40 AM
Reserved
Oct 4, 2023, 5:58 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 2, 2023, 3:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 4, 2023, 12:00 AM