CVE-2026-22872

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:projectcapsule:capsule:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

03 Jun 2026, 19:40

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:projectcapsule:capsule:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Projectcapsule capsule
Projectcapsule
References () https://github.com/projectcapsule/capsule/releases/tag/v0.13.0 - () https://github.com/projectcapsule/capsule/releases/tag/v0.13.0 - Product, Release Notes
References () https://github.com/projectcapsule/capsule/security/advisories/GHSA-qjjm-7j9w-pw72 - () https://github.com/projectcapsule/capsule/security/advisories/GHSA-qjjm-7j9w-pw72 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.1

02 Jun 2026, 14:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/projectcapsule/capsule/security/advisories/GHSA-qjjm-7j9w-pw72 - () https://github.com/projectcapsule/capsule/security/advisories/GHSA-qjjm-7j9w-pw72 -

01 Jun 2026, 19:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-01 19:16

Updated : 2026-06-03 19:40


NVD link : CVE-2026-22872

Mitre link : CVE-2026-22872

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-22872


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Products Affected

projectcapsule

  • capsule
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization