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CVE-2022-37968 — Microsoft has identified a vulnerability affecting the cluster connect feature of Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters

Critical CVSS 10

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.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
10 (3.1)
Published
2022-10-11
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
windows/system

Affected products

  • microsoft / azure_arc-enabled_kubernetes / 1.5.8
  • microsoft / azure_arc-enabled_kubernetes / 1.6.19
  • microsoft / azure_arc-enabled_kubernetes / 1.7.18
  • microsoft / azure_arc-enabled_kubernetes / 1.8.11
  • microsoft / azure_stack_edge

Matched remediation archetype

General vulnerability remediation

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Check exposure

  • Confirm the affected component, deployment paths, reachable interfaces, and enabled features from inventories and configuration, without probing production destructively.
  • Compare the advisory's affected conditions with the repository lockfiles, build manifests, artifacts, and runtime inventory.
  • Identify data sensitivity, trust boundaries, and privilege level for every confirmed affected deployment.

Remediate safely

  • Apply a vendor-supported fix or remove the affected component or feature; record the selected change and its source in the repository.
  • Update direct and transitive dependency locks, generated artifacts, deployment manifests, and asset inventories together.
  • Add a regression test for the documented unsafe condition using inert inputs and preserve rollback instructions.

Authoritative sources

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