CVE-2020-8554
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.31.4+ds-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.31.4+ds-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.31.4+ds-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | k8s.io/kubernetes | <=1.22.0 | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| kubernetes | kubernetes | | |
| oracle | communications_cloud_native_core_network_slice_selection_function | 1.2.1 | |
| oracle | communications_cloud_native_core_policy | 1.15.0 | |
| oracle | communications_cloud_native_core_service_communication_proxy | 1.14.0 | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8554.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8554
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/97076
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/97110
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
- https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce/c/iZWsF9nbKE8
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0c76b3d0be348f788cd947054141de0229af00c540564711e828fd40@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1975078e44d96f2a199aa90aa874b57a202eaf7f25f2fde6d1c44942@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcafa485d63550657f068775801aeb706b7a07140a8ebbdef822b3bb3@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdb223e1b82e3d7d8e4eaddce8dd1ab87252e3935cc41c859f49767b6@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-8554
- https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/05/26/reconciling-unfixed-kubernetes-cves/
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0c76b3d0be348f788cd947054141de0229af00c540564711e828fd40%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1975078e44d96f2a199aa90aa874b57a202eaf7f25f2fde6d1c44942%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcafa485d63550657f068775801aeb706b7a07140a8ebbdef822b3bb3%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdb223e1b82e3d7d8e4eaddce8dd1ab87252e3935cc41c859f49767b6%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
CWEs
CWE-283
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.