CVE-2020-8555

unknown
Published 2022-02-15 · Modified 2026-02-04
CVSS v3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2
VIR risk

Description

The Kubernetes kube-controller-manager in versions v1.0-1.14, versions prior to v1.15.12, v1.16.9, v1.17.5, and version v1.18.0 are vulnerable to a Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) that allows certain authorized users to leak up to 500 bytes of arbitrary information from unprotected endpoints within the master's host network (such as link-local or loopback services).

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-8555

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1.18.2-1
debian debianbullseyefixed1.18.2-1
debian debianforkyfixed1.18.2-1
debian debiansidfixed1.18.2-1
debian debiantrixiefixed1.18.2-1

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
golang Gok8s.io/kubernetes>=1.18.0,<1.18.11.18.1
golang Gok8s.io/kubernetes>=1.17.0,<1.17.41.17.4
golang Gok8s.io/kubernetes>=1.16.0,<1.16.91.16.9
golang Gok8s.io/kubernetes<1.15.121.15.12

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.