What is CVE-2020-8563?

CVE-2020-8563 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2020-12-07.

How severe is CVE-2020-8563?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Kubernetes

CVE-2020-8563

In Kubernetes clusters using VSphere as a cloud provider, with a logging level set to 4 or above, VSphere cloud credentials will be leaked in the cloud controller manager's log. This affects < v1.19.3.

EPSS: 0.005 (40.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Kubernetes — versions < 1.19.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

jordan@liggitt.net (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
jordan@liggitt.net (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
jordan@liggitt.net (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8563?: CVE-2020-8563 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2020-12-07.
How severe is CVE-2020-8563?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.