CVE-2023-22480

HIGHNVD 7.38.4▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 8.4 because EPSS predicts 67% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.8% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 7.3 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
7.3
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 67%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 67%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

KubeOperator is an open source Kubernetes distribution focused on helping enterprises plan, deploy and operate production-level K8s clusters. In KubeOperator versions 3.16.3 and below, API interfaces with unauthorized entities and can leak sensitive information. This vulnerability could be used to take over the cluster under certain conditions. This issue has been patched in version 3.16.4.

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
8.4(high)
EG Risk
80(Track)
EG Risk 80/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity84% × 45%
Exploitation67% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
99.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 14, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
gogithub.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator—ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
github.com/KubeOperator/KubeOperator———

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Nucleihttp/cves/2023/CVE-2023-22480.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2023

    KubeOperator Foreground `kubeconfig` - File Download

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-22480?
CVE-2023-22480 is a high vulnerability published on January 14, 2023. KubeOperator is an open source Kubernetes distribution focused on helping enterprises plan, deploy and operate production-level K8s clusters. In KubeOperator versions 3.16.3 and below, API interfaces with unauthorized entities and can leak sensitive information. This vulnerability could be used to…
When was CVE-2023-22480 disclosed?
CVE-2023-22480 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 14, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-22480 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-22480 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-22480?
CVE-2023-22480 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 8.4.
How do I remediate CVE-2023-22480?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-22480, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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