Is CVE-2020-8552 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-8552 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-8552?

CVE-2020-8552 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-8552?

CVE-2020-8552 has an EPSS score of 2.43% (82th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8552?

Upgrade kubernetes on debian 11 to 1.17.4-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-8552

MEDIUMEPSS 82th pctl

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Kubernetes API server component in versions prior to 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 successful API requests.

CWE-789 CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

How to fix

Remediation Available

kubernetesDebian

Fixed in:1.17.4-1CVE-2020-8552

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

2.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

security.netapp.com

Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.