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CVE-2024-36533: Volcano has insecure permissions

Insecure permissions in volcano v1.8.2 allows attackers to access sensitive data and escalate privileges by obtaining the service account's token.

CVSS 9.3 Critical EPSS 0.5% · p40

Should you act?

Critical and remotely reachable

No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. This signal is computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS data; it is not an editorial verdict.

  • No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
  • EPSS 0.5%, percentile 40: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (low). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
  • Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
  • Only applies if your dependency tree includes github.com/volcano-sh/volcano (Go) < 1.10.0-alpha.0, fixed in 1.10.0-alpha.0; volcano.sh/volcano (Go) < 1.10.0-alpha.0, fixed in 1.10.0-alpha.0. Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

What it is

Insecure permissions in volcano v1.8.2 allows attackers to access sensitive data and escalate privileges by obtaining the service account's token.

From the GitHub advisory

Insecure permissions in volcano v1.8.2 allows attackers to access sensitive data and escalate privileges by obtaining the service account's token.

Weakness type: CWE-1259.

Product: github.com/volcano-sh/volcano (Go) · Assigned by: mitre · Published: 2024-07-24

Affected and fixed versions

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFirst fixed
Gogithub.com/volcano-sh/volcano< 1.10.0-alpha.01.10.0-alpha.0
Govolcano.sh/volcano< 1.10.0-alpha.01.10.0-alpha.0
VendorProductAffected versions (per CVE record)
n/an/asee vendor advisory

Severity scores

Scored byCVSSScoreVector
CISA-ADP3.19.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub4.09.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • Attack vector: network (remotely reachable)
  • Attack complexity: low
  • Attack requirements: none
  • Privileges required: none (no login)
  • User interaction: none

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Exploitation and urgency

  • CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
  • CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none, automatable yes, technical impact total.
  • FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 40.

Timeline

  • — CVE record published by mitre
  • — GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-5g3x-8g2v-r8x8 published (critical)
  • — CVE record last updated

Sources and references

Original sources first. Version and fix details should always be confirmed against the vendor or project advisory.

Vulnerability records

  1. GitHub Advisory GHSA-5g3x-8g2v-r8x8 github.com
  2. CVE.org record CVE-2024-36533 cve.org
  3. NVD entry CVE-2024-36533 nvd.nist.gov

Other references from the CVE record and advisory

  1. gist.github.com gist.github.com
  2. github.com github.com
  3. github.com github.com
  4. github.com github.com
  5. pkg.go.dev pkg.go.dev

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