Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-32191

Critical

Published: 16 October 2024

Published
16 October 2024
Modified
15 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0020 41.7th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-32191 is a critical-severity Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information (CWE-922) vulnerability in Suse (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.9 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked at the 41.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

When RKE provisions a cluster, it stores the cluster state in a configmap called `full-cluster-state` inside the `kube-system` namespace of the cluster itself. The information available in there allows non-admin users to escalate to admin.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

Suse
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-922

Tracking information locations and access supports secure storage practices instead of insecure ones.

addresses: CWE-922

Establishing an alternate site with equivalent protections directly mitigates insecure storage of sensitive backup information.

addresses: CWE-922

Requiring protection of backup information directly addresses insecure storage of sensitive data in backups.

addresses: CWE-922

Policy explicitly addresses insecure storage of CUI on external systems, requiring compliant handling and protections.

addresses: CWE-922

Proper categorization drives selection of storage controls that keep sensitive information from being stored insecurely.

addresses: CWE-922

The control explicitly requires secure storage mechanisms for sensitive information, closing the insecure-storage weakness class.

addresses: CWE-922

Storing information as fragments on distinct components is an architectural control that avoids insecure single-location storage of the complete sensitive data set.

addresses: CWE-922

OPSEC requirements improve handling and storage practices for sensitive supply-chain information.

References