Is CVE-2020-8563 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-8563 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-8563?

CVE-2020-8563 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-8563?

CVE-2020-8563 has an EPSS score of 0.51% (39th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8563?

Upgrade kubernetes to 1.19.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-8563

MEDIUM

4.7

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-532

How to fix

Remediation Available

kubernetesNVD

Affected:< 1.19.3Fixed in:1.19.3CVE-2020-8563derived from NVD

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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.51%probability of exploitation in 30 days

39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

groups.google.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-532 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-1622	Medium	5.3	79%	-	-
CVE-2020-35234	High	7.5	63%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-43261	High	7.5	60%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-20440	High	7.5	51%	-	-
CVE-2018-3609	High	8.1	22%	-	-
CVE-2018-8719	Medium	5.3	16%	-	-

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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.