How severe is GHSA-2394-5535-8j88?

GHSA-2394-5535-8j88 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-2394-5535-8j88?

GHSA-2394-5535-8j88 affects the following packages: github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes (Go), github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes (Go), github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes (Go), github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes (Go). Ecosystems affected: Go.

How do I fix GHSA-2394-5535-8j88?

Update github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes to 1.25.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-2394-5535-8j88 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-2394-5535-8j88 in my Go dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate GHSA-2394-5535-8j88 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.

Is GHSA-2394-5535-8j88 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-2394-5535-8j88 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for GHSA-2394-5535-8j88?

GHSA-2394-5535-8j88 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 1.4%, placing it in the 74th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is GHSA-2394-5535-8j88?

GHSA-2394-5535-8j88 is classified as CWE-23 (CWE-23), Path Traversal (CWE-22). These weakness types describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was GHSA-2394-5535-8j88 published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-2394-5535-8j88 was published on March 1, 2023 and was last updated on August 20, 2024. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

Kubernetes vulnerable to path traversalGHSA-2394-5535-8j88

MEDIUM

GHSA-2394-5535-8j88 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) CWE-23 vulnerability in github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes. A fix is available for github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Also known asCVE-2022-3162GO-2023-1628

Published

Mar 1, 2023

Updated

Aug 20, 2024

Affected

4 pkgs

Patched

4 / 4

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 10, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-2394-5535-8j88.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

1.4%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs74th percentile — riskier than 74% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

4 pkgs affected

🐹github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes🐹github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes🐹github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes🐹github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Users authorized to list or watch one type of namespaced custom resource cluster-wide can read custom resources of a different type in the same API group without authorization. Clusters are impacted by this vulnerability if all of the following are true: 1. There are 2+ CustomResourceDefinitions sharing the same API group 2. Users have cluster-wide list or watch authorization on one of those custom resources. 3. The same users are not authorized to read another custom resource in the same API group.

Affected Packages

4 total 4 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐹Go	`github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes`	≥ 1.25.0&&< 1.25.4	1.25.4`go get github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes@v1.25.4`
🐹Go	`github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes`	≥ 1.24.0&&< 1.24.8	1.24.8`go get github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes@v1.24.8`
🐹Go	`github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes`	≥ 1.23.0&&< 1.23.14	1.23.14`go get github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes@v1.23.14`
🐹Go	`github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes`	≥ 1.22.0&&< 1.22.16	1.22.16`go get github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes@v1.22.16`

Affected Products

1 product · 4 configurations

Application

kuberneteskubernetes

≥ 1.25.0 && ≤ 1.25.3

range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes to 1.25.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-2394-5535-8j88 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatModerate

Product	Fixed in	Advisory
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12	`openshift-0:4.12.0-202301042257.p0.g77bec7a.assembly.stream.el8`	RHSA-2022:7398
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12	`microshift-0:4.12.4-202302151633.p0.gb9fe8ac.assembly.4.12.4.el8`	RHSA-2023:0772

Frequently Asked Questions

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CVSS Score

6.5/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Raw vector

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

CWE Classification

CWE-23CWE-23 CWE-22Path Traversal

Weaponization

No Nuclei template, Metasploit module or public proof-of-concept found.

Timeline

Disclosed

Mar 1, 2023

Last updated

Aug 20, 2024

Identifiers

GHSA-2394-5535-8j88

GO-2023-1628

References

Advisorynvd.nist.gov · CVE 2022 3162 Webgithub.com Webgroups.google.com · iUd550j7kjA Websecurity.netapp.com · ntap 20230511 0004 Packagegithub.com · kubernetes

Related vulnerabilities

This CVE is medium severity; 8 of 8 other CVEs affecting kubernetes are rated as high or higher (top: critical).

CVE-2020-8566CVE-2020-8563CVE-2022-3162CVE-2022-3294CVE-2020-8564CVE-2015-7528CVE-2018-1002105CVE-2015-5305

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedAug 20, 2024

Kubernetes vulnerable to path traversalGHSA-2394-5535-8j88

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

EPSS Exploitation Probability

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

Description

Affected Packages

Affected Products

Detection & mitigation playbook

Detect

Fix

Workarounds

Fixing This On Your OS

Frequently Asked Questions

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