# CVE-2023-26484: On a compromised node, the virt-handler service account can be used to modify all node specs

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-26484-on-a-compromised-node-the-virt-handler-service-account-can-be  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-03-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-26484 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-03-16

On a compromised node, the virt-handler service account can be used to modify all node specs

Technologies: [kubevirt.io/kubevirt (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/kubevirt-io-kubevirt). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-26484 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-26484 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-26484?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 16 March 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** kubevirt.io/kubevirt (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=0.59.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-26484?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-26484?** Check whether you run kubevirt.io/kubevirt (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- kubevirt.io/kubevirt (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=0.59.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-26484
- GHSA-cp96-jpmq-xrr2

## Related threats

- [KubeVirt unbounded memory allocation in virt-handler virtio-serial server](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-13322-kubevirt-unbounded-memory-allocation-in-virt-handler-virtio)
- [KubeVirt SSRF in virt-api port-forward handler](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-13318-kubevirt-ssrf-in-virt-api-port-forward-handler)
- [KubeVirt virt-handler symlink following in WriteToCachedFile](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-13218-kubevirt-virt-handler-symlink-following-in-writetocachedfile)
- [KubeVirt path traversal in virt-exportserver via symlink escape](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-9804-kubevirt-path-traversal-in-virt-exportserver-via-symlink-escape)
- [KubeVirt virt-handler privilege escalation via symlink following](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-7374-kubevirt-virt-handler-privilege-escalation-via-symlink-following)