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GHSA-r6cc-7wj7-gfx2

HIGH

Kubernetes csi-proxy vulnerable to privilege escalation due to improper input validation

Also known asCVE-2023-3893GO-2023-2176
Published
Nov 3, 2023
Updated
Jul 9, 2025
Affected
4 pkgs
Patched
4 / 4
Exploits
None indexed

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
2.9%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk85th percentile-0.83%
2.36%2.97%3.58%4.19%3.7%2.9%Dec 25Apr 26Jun 26

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Blast Radius

4 pkgs affected
🐹github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy/v2🐹github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy🐹github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy🐹github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy

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

Kubernetes is vulnerable to privilege escalation when a user that can create pods on Windows nodes running kubernetes-csi-proxy may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they include Windows nodes running kubernetes-csi-proxy.

Affected Packages

4 total 4 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐹Gogithub.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy/v22.0.0-alpha.0&&< 2.0.0-alpha.12.0.0-alpha.1
🐹Gogithub.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy0.1.0-rc1&&< 1.1.31.1.3
🐹Gogithub.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxyall versions0.0.0-20230821192013-2523e6674ded
🐹Gogithub.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy1.1.3-0&&< 1.1.3-0.20230821192013-2523e6674ded1.1.3-0.20230821192013-2523e6674ded

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy/v2. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Fix

    Update github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-proxy/v2 to 2.0.0-alpha.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-r6cc-7wj7-gfx2 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. 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.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-r6cc-7wj7-gfx2 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-r6cc-7wj7-gfx2. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Kubernetes is vulnerable to privilege escalation when a user that can create pods on Windows nodes running kubernetes-csi-proxy may be able to escalate to admin privileges on those nodes. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if they include Windows nodes running kubernetes-csi-proxy.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-r6cc-7wj7-gfx2 in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-r6cc-7wj7-gfx2 across Go dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.

GHSA-r6cc-7wj7-gfx2: v2 Privilege Escalation (High 8.8) | O3 Security