GHSA-pv22-fqcj-7xwh is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.7) vulnerability in github.com/inspektor-gadget/inspektor-gadget. A fix is available for github.com/inspektor-gadget/inspektor-gadget — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Inspektor Gadget Security Policies Can be Bypassed
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Security policies like allowed-gadgets, disallow-pulling, verify-image can be bypassed by a malicious client.
Impact
Users running ig in daemon mode or IG on Kubernetes that rely on any of the features mentioned above are vulnerable to this issue. In order to exploit this, the client needs access to the server, like the correct TLS certificates on the ig daemon case or access to the cluster in the Kubernetes case.
Patches
The issue has been fixed in v0.40.0
Workarounds
There is not known workaround to fix it.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/inspektor-gadget/inspektor-gadget | ≥ 0.31.0&&< 0.40.0 | 0.40.0go get github.com/inspektor-gadget/inspektor-gadget@v0.40.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/inspektor-gadget/inspektor-gadget, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/inspektor-gadget/inspektor-gadget to 0.40.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-pv22-fqcj-7xwh is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-pv22-fqcj-7xwh can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-pv22-fqcj-7xwh. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-pv22-fqcj-7xwh in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-pv22-fqcj-7xwh across Go dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.