Description
Capsule is a multi-tenancy and policy-based framework for Kubernetes. The Capsule Controller runs with cluster-admin privileges. Although the TenantResource RawItems processing logic forcibly sets the namespace, this is ineffective for cluster-scoped resources. Prior to version 0.13.0, tenant administrators can leverage the Controller's elevated privileges to create cluster-scoped resources (such as ClusterRole and ValidatingWebhookConfiguration) that they cannot create directly, achieving cross-tenant privilege escalation and cluster-level attacks. The attack vector has a few limiting factors. This attack requires Tenant Owner privileges and requires Capsule Controller running with cluster-admin privileges (default configuration). Additionally, some clusters may have additional admission controllers blocking malicious resources. Version 0.13.0 patches this issue.
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Advisories
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-qjjm-7j9w-pw72 | Capsule TenantResource RawItems Cluster-Scoped Resource Creation Vulnerability |
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History
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| Description | Capsule is a multi-tenancy and policy-based framework for Kubernetes. The Capsule Controller runs with cluster-admin privileges. Although the TenantResource RawItems processing logic forcibly sets the namespace, this is ineffective for cluster-scoped resources. Prior to version 0.13.0, tenant administrators can leverage the Controller's elevated privileges to create cluster-scoped resources (such as ClusterRole and ValidatingWebhookConfiguration) that they cannot create directly, achieving cross-tenant privilege escalation and cluster-level attacks. The attack vector has a few limiting factors. This attack requires Tenant Owner privileges and requires Capsule Controller running with cluster-admin privileges (default configuration). Additionally, some clusters may have additional admission controllers blocking malicious resources. Version 0.13.0 patches this issue. | |
| Title | Capsule TenantResource RawItems Cluster-Scoped Resource Creation Vulnerability | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-20 CWE-863 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-01T17:42:38.376Z
Reserved: 2026-01-12T16:20:16.747Z
Link: CVE-2026-22872
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-06-01T19:16:21.943
Modified: 2026-06-01T19:16:21.943
Link: CVE-2026-22872
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-06-01T20:30:16Z
Github GHSA