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Paper/Archive/CVE-2022-35976

CVE-2022-35976

weaveworks vscode-gitops-tools — Improper KubeConfig handling allows arbitrary code execution

EPSS 0.5%CVSS 9.8
critical.is priorityof 100
38
CVSS 9.8 (NVD)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 44.4.444 × 208.9No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

The GitOps Tools Extension for VSCode relies on kubeconfigs in order to communicate with Kubernetes clusters. A specially crafted kubeconfig leads to arbitrary code execution on behalf of the user running VSCode. Users relying on kubeconfigs that are generated or altered by other processes or users are affected by this issue. Please note that the vulnerability is specific to this extension, and the same kubeconfig would not result in arbitrary code execution when used with kubectl. Using only trust-worthy kubeconfigs is a safe mitigation. However, updating to the latest version of the extension is still highly recommended.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
vscode-gitops-tools>= 0.5.0, <= 0.20.9–CNA

Scores by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub_M (CNA)5.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

References

refgithub.com/weaveworks/vscode-gitops-tools/security/advisories/GHSA-287h-vjhw-jqf7