CVE-2022-24817

CRITICALNVD 9.99.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.9 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 40% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
9.9
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 9.9Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Flux2 is an open and extensible continuous delivery solution for Kubernetes. Flux2 versions between 0.1.0 and 0.29.0, helm-controller 0.1.0 to v0.19.0, and kustomize-controller 0.1.0 to v0.23.0 are vulnerable to Code Injection via malicious Kubeconfig. In multi-tenancy deployments this can also lead to privilege escalation if the controller's service account has elevated permissions. Workarounds include disabling functionality via Validating Admission webhooks by restricting users from setting the spec.kubeConfig field in Flux Kustomization and HelmRelease objects. Additional mitigations include applying restrictive AppArmor and SELinux profiles on the controller’s pod to limit what binaries can be executed. This vulnerability is fixed in kustomize-controller v0.23.0 and helm-controller v0.19.0, both included in flux2 v0.29.0

CVSS v3
9.9
EG Score
9.9(medium)
EPSS
60.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 6, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 6, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

Improper kubeconfig validation allows arbitrary code execution · Advisory · fluxcd/flux2 · GitHub

https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/security/advisories/GHSA-vvmq-fwmg-2gjc

Affected Packages

(3 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(3)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
github.com/fluxcd/flux2—0.29.0—
github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller—0.19.0—
github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller—0.23.0—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-24817?
CVE-2022-24817 is a critical vulnerability published on May 6, 2022. Flux2 is an open and extensible continuous delivery solution for Kubernetes. Flux2 versions between 0.1.0 and 0.29.0, helm-controller 0.1.0 to v0.19.0, and kustomize-controller 0.1.0 to v0.23.0 are vulnerable to Code Injection via malicious Kubeconfig. In multi-tenancy deployments this can also…
When was CVE-2022-24817 disclosed?
CVE-2022-24817 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 6, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-24817 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-24817 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 60.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-24817?
CVE-2022-24817 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-24817?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-24817, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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