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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2022-37968 Detail

Current 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.


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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  Microsoft Corporation
Base Score:  10.0 CRITICAL
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Hyperlink Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37968
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-37968 Patch  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_arc-enabled_kubernetes:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_arc-enabled_kubernetes:1.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_arc-enabled_kubernetes:1.7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_arc-enabled_kubernetes:1.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_stack_edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-37968
NVD Published Date:
10/11/2022
NVD Last Modified:
01/02/2025
Source:
Microsoft Corporation