VDB
CVE-2020-8554
CVE-2020-8554
REJECTED
CVSS 5 MEDIUM
Kubernetes API server in all versions allow an attacker who is able to create a ClusterIP service and set the spec.externalIPs field, to intercept traffic to that IP address. Additionally, an attacker who is able to patch the status (which is considered a privileged operation and should not typically be granted to users) of a LoadBalancer service can set the status.loadBalancer.ingress.ip to similar effect.
EPSS 9.27% · 95.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score
9.27%
95.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | kubernetes | 0, 1.0 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | kubernetes | 0, 1.0 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | kubernetes | 0, 1.0 |
Timeline
- CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jul 21, 2021 EPSS Score
- Nov 4, 2021 PoC Published
- Feb 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 19, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 20, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 22, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 27, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-8554 third-party-advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/07/5 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/97076 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8554 third-party-advisory