Privilege Escalation in kOps using GCE/GCP Provider in Gossip Mode

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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:39.543119495Z",
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      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/1xxx/CVE-2023-1943.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1943",
        "https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/issues/15539",
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