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CVE-2023-22480

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-22480 is a critical vulnerability affecting KubeOperator versions 3.16.3 and below, an open-source Kubernetes distribution. It allows unauthorized API access, leading to sensitive information disclosure and potential cluster takeover. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and can result in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on the KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, a Nuclei template exists for detecting the vulnerability, and its high EPSS score indicates a significant likelihood of future exploitation. There is minimal public discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.16.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fit2cloud:kubeoperator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.3HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
66.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2023-22480 · Aug 5, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.6677 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

goGHSA-jxgp-jgh3-8jc8high

KubeOperator allows unauthorized access to system API

Jan 9, 2023

References

github.com / KubeOperator/KubeOperator/commit/7ef42bf1c16900d13e6376f8be5ecdbfdfb44aaf
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / KubeOperator/KubeOperator/releases/tag/v3.16.4
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / KubeOperator/KubeOperator/security/advisories/GHSA-jxgp-jgh3-8jc8
PatchThird Party Advisory