CVE-2022-46167

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.9% (58th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). 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
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.9%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Capsule is a multi-tenancy and policy-based framework for Kubernetes. Prior to version 0.1.3, a ServiceAccount deployed in a Tenant Namespace, when granted with PATCH capabilities on its own Namespace, is able to edit it and remove the Owner Reference, breaking the reconciliation of the Capsule Operator and removing all the enforcement like Pod Security annotations, Network Policies, Limit Range and Resource Quota items. An attacker could detach the Namespace from a Tenant that is forbidding starting privileged Pods using the Pod Security labels by removing the OwnerReference, removing the enforcement labels, and being able to start privileged containers that would be able to start a generic Kubernetes privilege escalation. Patches have been released for version 0.1.3. No known workarounds are available.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
40
EG Risk 40/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
0.9%
EPSS %ILE
59th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

December 2, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 27, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_release, github, github_commit.
githubMentions a patch (unverified)

Privilege escalation by ServiceAccount deployed in a Tenant Namespace · Advisory · projectcapsule/capsule · GitHub

https://github.com/clastix/capsule/security/advisories/GHSA-x45c-cvp8-q4fm
github_release Patch Available

v0.1.3

Patch available: clastix/capsule v0.1.3

https://github.com/clastix/capsule/releases/tag/v0.1.3
github_commit

commit 75525ac19254 (clastix/capsule)

Fix landed in clastix/capsule commit 75525ac19254 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/clastix/capsule/commit/75525ac19254b0c5111e34d7985e2be7bc8b1ac1
github_commit

commit 1df430e71be8 (clastix/capsule)

Fix landed in clastix/capsule commit 1df430e71be8 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/clastix/capsule/commit/1df430e71be8c4778c82eca3459978ad7d0b4b7b

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
github.com/clastix/capsule—
  • every version up to 0.1.3: fixed in 0.1.3
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Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-46167?
CVE-2022-46167 is a high vulnerability published on December 2, 2022. Capsule is a multi-tenancy and policy-based framework for Kubernetes. Prior to version 0.1.3, a ServiceAccount deployed in a Tenant Namespace, when granted with PATCH capabilities on its own Namespace, is able to edit it and remove the Owner Reference, breaking the reconciliation of the Capsule…
When was CVE-2022-46167 disclosed?
CVE-2022-46167 was first published on December 2, 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-2022-46167 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-46167 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (59th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-46167?
CVE-2022-46167 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-46167?
A fix for CVE-2022-46167 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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