CVE-2023-29018

OpenFeature Operator vulnerable to Cluster-level Privilege Escalation

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 14, 2023 at 06:47 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:49 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsOpenfeatureOpenfeature

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The OpenFeature Operator allows users to expose feature flags to applications. Assuming the pre-existence of a vulnerability that allows for arbitrary code execution, an attacker could leverage the lax permissions configured on `open-feature-operator-controller-manager` to escalate the privileges of any SA in the cluster. The increased privileges could be used to modify cluster state, leading to DoS, or read sensitive data, including secrets. Version 0.2.32 mitigates this issue by restricting the resources the `open-feature-operator-controller-manager` can modify.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.2.32
Affected range stops below 0.2.32, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 0.2.32
Affected range stops below 0.2.32, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfo

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