CVE-2024-36532Network attack vector

Cluster takeover via stolen service account token

Published Jun 21, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Incorrect access control in OpenKruise Kruise 1.6.2 allows attackers to read cluster Secrets using a stolen service account token. The disclosed path places a Kruise pod on an attacker-controlled worker node, where its mounted token is taken and presented to the Kubernetes API as the service account. Control of a worker node and the ability to steer the privileged pod onto it are required; the token's cluster-wide Secret access enables further privilege escalation, while the vendor states that kruise-daemon no longer has that access and kruise-manager normally runs in a secured pool.

CVSS severity10.0
Critical
EPSS probability0.45%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect access control in OpenKruise Kruise 1.6.2 allows attackers to read cluster Secrets using a stolen service account token. The disclosed path places a Kruise pod on an attacker-controlled worker node, where its mounted token is taken and presented to the Kubernetes API as the service account. Control of a worker node and the ability to steer the privileged pod onto it are required; the token's cluster-wide Secret access enables further privilege escalation, while the vendor states that kruise-daemon no longer has that access and kruise-manager normally runs in a secured pool.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-36532
Published
Jun 21, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
OpenKruise
Product
Kruise
Classifications
CWE-281, T1528
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 21, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.6.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

OpenKruise · Kruiseversion=1.6.2

Published CVSS scores

10.0CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-281Improper Preservation of Permissions
T1528Steal Application Access Token

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