Is CVE-2020-8554 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-8554 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-8554?

CVE-2020-8554 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-8554?

CVE-2020-8554 has an EPSS score of 9.27% (95th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8554?

Upgrade kubernetes on debian 13 to 1.31.4+ds-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-8554

MEDIUMEPSS 95th pctl

6.3

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-283

How to fix

Remediation Available

kubernetesDebian

Fixed in:1.31.4+ds-1CVE-2020-8554

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

9.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Exploit1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

groups.google.com

Other references5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-283 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2024-27903	Critical	9.8	8.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-24501	High	8.1	1.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-24500	High	8.1	0.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-1007	Medium	5.3	0.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-29220	Medium	6.5	0.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-30544	Low	3.9	0.4%	-	Fix

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