9.8

CVE-2023-1174: kubernetes minikube Incorrect Privilege Assignment

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 24-05-2023Last modified 16-01-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-1174 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in kubernetes minikube. EPSS estimates a 0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.76%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-05-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

This vulnerability exposes a network port in minikube running on macOS with Docker driver that could enable unexpected remote access to the minikube container.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.76%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

54%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.76% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.76%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Kubernetes1 product
  • minikube≥ 1.26.0, < unspecified | ≥ unspecified, ≤ 1.28.0 | 1.26.0 | 1.26.1 | 1.27.0 | 1.27.1 | 1.28.0

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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