CVE-2025-55205CWE-863

Capsule tenant owners with "patch namespace" permission can hijack system namespaces label

Critical · published August 18, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
38.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A sneaky namespace label injection in Capsule allows authenticated users to bypass multi-tenancy barriers like a kid sneaking into a restricted area! 🔥 Imagine a multi-tenant apartment building where tenants can secretly change the labels on their doors. This means they could claim access to other people's apartments, completely undermining the building's security! An attacker could inject arbitrary labels into critical namespaces, leading to privilege escalation and unauthorized access to other tenants' resources. This violation of security boundaries could chill your multi-tenancy vibe, opening the door for devastating breaches!

Put simply

Imagine a multi-tenant apartment building where tenants can secretly change the labels on their doors. This means they could claim access to other people's apartments, completely undermining the building's security! This vulnerability allows authenticated tenant users in Capsule v0.10.3 and earlier to manipulate namespace labels, effectively bypassing the intended isolation of multi-tenant environments in Kubernetes.

What to do

An attacker could inject arbitrary labels into critical namespaces, leading to privilege escalation and unauthorized access to other tenants' resources. This violation of security boundaries could chill your multi-tenancy vibe, opening the door for devastating breaches! Upgrade Capsule to version 0.10.4 immediately to close this loophole. Additionally, audit your Kubernetes environments to ensure that proper access controls are enforced, and monitor for any unauthorized label changes. 🛡️ You've got this! Follow these steps, and you'll ensure a safe and secure Kubernetes environment. 🌟

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.1 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00460 · 38.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
Published
2025-08-18T16:28Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 AUG 16:28Z
    Capsule tenant owners with "patch namespace" permission can hijack system namespaces label
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