CVE-2026-22872 PUBLISHED

Capsule TenantResource RawItems Cluster-Scoped Resource Creation Vulnerability

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 12.01.2026 Published: 01.06.2026 Updated: 02.06.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:P
CVSS Score: 6.9

Product Status

Vendor projectcapsule
Product capsule
Versions
  • Version < 0.13.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation CWE
  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization CWE