CVE-2020-8558

Kubernetes node setting allows for neighboring hosts to bypass localhost boundary

Published Jul 27, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Kubelet and kube-proxy components in versions 1.1.0-1.16.10, 1.17.0-1.17.6, and 1.18.0-1.18.3 were found to contain a security issue which allows adjacent hosts to reach TCP and UDP services bound to 127.0.0.1 running on the node or in the node's network namespace. Such a service is generally thought to be reachable only by other processes on the same host, but due to this defeect, could be reachable by other hosts on the same LAN as the node, or by containers running on the same node as the service.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-wqv3-8cm6-h6wg Improper Authentication in Kubernetes
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
kubernetes
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 10:40 PM
Reserved
Feb 3, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 27, 2020, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:26 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 8, 2020, 12:00 AM