# CVE-2024-39690: Capsule tenant owner with "patch namespace" permission can hijack system namespaces

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-39690-capsule-tenant-owner-with-patch-namespace-permission-can-hijack  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-22  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-39690 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-22

Capsule tenant owner with "patch namespace" permission can hijack system namespaces in github.com/projectcapsule/capsule

Technologies: [github.com/projectcapsule/capsule (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-projectcapsule-capsule). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-39690 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-39690 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-39690?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 22 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/projectcapsule/capsule (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.7.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-39690?** Yes. github.com/projectcapsule/capsule (Go): upgrade to 0.7.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-39690?** Check whether you run github.com/projectcapsule/capsule (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.

## How to fix

- github.com/projectcapsule/capsule (Go): upgrade to 0.7.1 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/projectcapsule/capsule@v0.7.1
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/projectcapsule/capsule (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.7.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-39690
- GHSA-mq69-4j5w-3qwp
- GO-2024-3077

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