CVE-2023-37917
Privilege Escalation in kubepi
KubePi is an opensource kubernetes management panel. A normal user has permission to create/update users, they can become admin by editing the isadmin value in the request. As a result any user may take administrative control of KubePi. This issue has been addressed in version 1.6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Privilege Escalation in kubepi
KubePi is an opensource kubernetes management panel. A normal user has permission to create/update users, they can become admin by editing the isadmin value in the request. As a result any user may take administrative control of KubePi. This issue has been addressed in version 1.6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2023-37917- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1986
KubePi is an opensource kubernetes management panel. A normal user has permission to create/update users, they can become admin by editing the isadmin value in the request. As a result any user may take administrative control of KubePi. This issue has been addressed in version 1.6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1986- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-757p-vx43-fp9r
KubePi Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Summary
A normal user has permission to create/update users, they can become admin by editing the isadmin value in the request
PoC
Change the value of the isadmin field in the request to true:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e8XJbIFIDXaFiL-dqn0a0b6u7o3CwqSG/preview
Impact
Elevate user privileges
- Record
GHSA-757p-vx43-fp9r- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
KubePi is an opensource kubernetes management panel. A normal user has permission to create/update users, they can become admin by editing the isadmin value in the request. As a result any user may take administrative control of KubePi. This issue has been addressed in version 1.6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2023-37917- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Privilege Escalation in kubepi
KubePi is an opensource kubernetes management panel. A normal user has permission to create/update users, they can become admin by editing the isadmin value in the request. As a result any user may take administrative control of KubePi. This issue has been addressed in version 1.6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2023-37917- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-757p-vx43-fp9r
KubePi Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Summary
A normal user has permission to create/update users, they can become admin by editing the isadmin value in the request
PoC
Change the value of the isadmin field in the request to true:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e8XJbIFIDXaFiL-dqn0a0b6u7o3CwqSG/preview
Impact
Elevate user privileges
- Record
GHSA-757p-vx43-fp9r- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-1956 No score
KubePi Privilege Escalation vulnerability in github.com/KubeOperator/kubepi
KubePi Privilege Escalation vulnerability in github.com/KubeOperator/kubepi
- Record
GO-2023-1956- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/KubeOperator/kubepiGo |
before 1.6.5 | 1.6.5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-37917 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in 1panel-dev Kubepi, published July 21, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in github.com/KubeOperator/kubepi 1.6.5.
References
github.com/1Panel-dev/KubePi/security/advisories/GHSA-757p-vx43-fp9r
drive.google.com/file/d/1e8XJbIFIDXaFiL-dqn0a0b6u7o3CwqSG/preview
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37917