Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Azure Stack Edge and Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster - CVE-2022-37968
Published: October 12, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68225
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37968
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Azure Stack Edge
Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster
Azure Stack Edge
Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster Connect, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.