CVE-2020-8563

Secret leaks in logs for vSphere Provider kube-controller-manager

Published Dec 7, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Kubernetes clusters using VSphere as a cloud provider, with a logging level set to 4 or above, VSphere cloud credentials will be leaked in the cloud controller manager's log. This affects < v1.19.3.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Do not enable verbose logging in production (log level >= 4), limit access to logs.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-1110 In Kubernetes clusters using VSphere as a cloud provider, with a logging level set to 4 or above, VSphere cloud credentials will be leaked in the cloud controller manager's log. This affects < v1.19.3.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5xfg-wv98-264m Sensitive Information leak via Log File in Kubernetes
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
kubernetes
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 5:18 PM
Reserved
Feb 3, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 7, 2020, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:26 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 14, 2020, 12:00 AM