6.3

CVE-2023-0229: redhat openshift Improper Input Validation

Modified
AliasesRHBA-2023:1037GHSA-5465-xc2j-6p84GO-2023-1549
Published 25-01-2023Last modified 01-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-0229 is a medium (CVSS 6.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in redhat openshift. EPSS estimates a 0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.65%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2023:1325

Timeline

  1. 25-01-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in github.com/openshift/apiserver-library-go, used in OpenShift 4.12 and 4.11, that contains an issue that can allow low-privileged users to set the seccomp profile for pods they control to "unconfined." By default, the seccomp profile used in the restricted-v2 Security Context Constraint (SCC) is "runtime/default," allowing users to disable seccomp for pods they can create and modify.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.65%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

51%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.65% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat5 products
  • openshiftEOL4.11 | 4.12
  • microshift< 0:4.12.6-202303012057.p0.g50997a2.assembly.4.12.6.el8
  • microshift-networking< 0:4.12.6-202303012057.p0.g50997a2.assembly.4.12.6.el8
  • microshift-release-info< 0:4.12.6-202303012057.p0.g50997a2.assembly.4.12.6.el8
  • microshift-selinux< 0:4.12.6-202303012057.p0.g50997a2.assembly.4.12.6.el8
Github.com/openshift1 product
  • apiserver-library-go< 0.0.0-20230120221150-cefee9e0162b | < 0.0.0-20230119093715-30f75d79e424

2 vendors · 6 products

References

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