CVE-2022-37968

Published: Oct 11, 2022Modified: Jun 17, 2026

10.0

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.0

Source: secure@microsoft.com (Secondary)

Description

Microsoft has identified a vulnerability affecting the cluster connect feature of Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated user to elevate their privileges and potentially gain administrative control over the Kubernetes cluster. Additionally, because Azure Stack Edge allows customers to deploy Kubernetes workloads on their devices via Azure Arc, Azure Stack Edge devices are also vulnerable to this vulnerability.

Affected (5)

Products: Microsoft: Azure Arc Enabled Kubernetes, Azure Stack Edge

Microsoft

2 products

Azure Arc Enabled Kubernetes

Azure Stack Edge

Configuration A

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Azure Arc Enabled Kubernetes	Version 1.5.8
Microsoft Azure Arc Enabled Kubernetes	Version 1.6.19
Microsoft Azure Arc Enabled Kubernetes	Version 1.7.18
Microsoft Azure Arc Enabled Kubernetes	Version 1.8.11
Microsoft Azure Stack Edge	All versions

References (2)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37968

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-37968

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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