CVE-2022-3162
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.014 · 73 %ileDEEUFRRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (28)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.7
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:container_platform_4.12
advisories (4)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-2017Kubernetes: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2022-11-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Kubernetes ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
- GHSA-2394-5535-8j88Kubernetes vulnerable to path traversal2023-03-01ghsa · osvUS
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.
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
- GO-2023-1628Kubernetes vulnerable to path traversal in k8s.io/kubernetes2024-08-20vendor · osvUS
Kubernetes vulnerable to path traversal in k8s.io/kubernetes
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sources
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references (17)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-3162cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-3162/cnnvd
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/113756cnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/iUd550j7kjAcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170577/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-7399-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230511-0004/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Kubernetes-kube-apiserver-information-disclosure-via-Custom-Resources-39896cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.1086cnnvd
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