CVE-2020-8551
low-risk
Published 2020-03-27
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.61% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.3/10
Medium
ADJACENT_NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (2)
Affected Vendors
References (8)
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/89377
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200413-0003/
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/89377
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200413-0003/
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity
15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
7/34 · Low