CVE-2020-8551 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-8551: Kubernetes kubelet denial of service

Vendor Kubernetes
Product Kubernetes
Weakness CWE-789
Published March 27, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024
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CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Kubelet component in versions 1.15.0-1.15.9, 1.16.0-1.16.6, and 1.17.0-1.17.2 has been found to be vulnerable to a denial of service attack via the kubelet API, including the unauthenticated HTTP read-only API typically served on port 10255, and the authenticated HTTPS API typically served on port 10250.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 27, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated