Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-53350

High

Published: 21 March 2025

Published
21 March 2025
Modified
01 April 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0008 24.6th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-53350 is a high-severity Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269) vulnerability in Kubeslice Kubeslice. Its CVSS base score is 7.4 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 24.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and AC-6 (Least Privilege).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2024-53350 is a vulnerability in Kubeslice version 1.3.1 stemming from insecure permissions that enable attackers to access the service account's token, facilitating privilege escalation. Assigned CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.4 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N), indicating high confidentiality and integrity impacts with no availability disruption.

The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers over the network, though it requires high attack complexity. Successful exploitation grants access to the service account token, allowing privilege escalation within the affected Kubeslice environment.

Mitigation guidance and further details are available in the referenced advisories, including a GitHub Gist at https://gist.github.com/HouqiyuA/1cb964206e0d6bebd1c57a124c55fa03, the Kubeslice GitHub repository at https://github.com/kubeslice/kubeslice, and documentation at https://kubeslice.io/documentation/open-source/1.3.0. Security practitioners should review these sources for patches or workarounds.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Insecure permissions in kubeslice v1.3.1 allow attackers to gain access to the service account's token, leading to escalation of privileges.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
T1552.001 Credentials In Files Credential Access
Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials.
Why these techniques?

Vulnerability in network-accessible Kubeslice service allows remote unauthenticated access to service account token due to insecure permissions, directly enabling exploitation of public-facing app for credential access and privilege escalation.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

kubeslice
kubeslice
≤ 1.3.1

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly addresses improper privilege management by ensuring service accounts operate with least privilege, preventing escalation from token access.

prevent

Enforces approved access control policies to block unauthorized access to service account tokens due to insecure permissions.

prevent

Mandates secure configuration settings for permissions on service account tokens to mitigate exposure vulnerabilities.

References