CVE-2022-37968

CRITICAL 10.0CVE-2022-37968 · Published 11/10/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2022-37968 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability affecting azure arc-enabled kubernetes (microsoft).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.0%, higher than 87.4% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
azure arc-enabled kubernetes microsoft	`= 1.5.8= 1.6.19= 1.7.18= 1.8.11`	No fix yet

Description

Microsoft has identified a vulnerability affecting the cluster connect feature of Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated user to elevate their privileges and potentially gain administrative control over the Kubernetes cluster. Additionally, because Azure Stack Edge allows customers to deploy Kubernetes workloads on their devices via Azure Arc, Azure Stack Edge devices are also vulnerable to this vulnerability.

References

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