CVE-2020-8554: Kubernetes man in the middle using LoadBalancer or ExternalIPs
Affected: Kubernetes · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 95% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Kubernetes · Kubernetes0
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Kubernetes
- Published
- January 2021
CoverageNo articles yet
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-283cwe.mitre.org
- kubernetes.io/blog/2026/05/26/reconciling-unfixed-kubernetes-cvekubernetes.io
- groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/iZWsF9nbKE8groups.google.com
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/97076github.com
- oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmloracle.com
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmloracle.com
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmloracle.com
- Mailing listlists.apache.org
- Mailing listlists.apache.org
- Mailing listlists.apache.org
- Mailing listlists.apache.org