CVE-2020-8567
MEDIUMDescription
Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver Vault Plugin prior to v0.0.6, Azure Plugin prior to v0.0.10, and GCP Plugin prior to v0.2.0 allow an attacker who can create specially-crafted SecretProviderClass objects to write to arbitrary file paths on the host filesystem, including /var/lib/kubelet/pods.
How to fix
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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
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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| CVE-2026-39813 | Critical | 9.8 | 23% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-38129 | Critical | 9.8 | 19% | - | - |
| CVE-2025-60344 | High | 8.6 | 10% | - | - |
| CVE-2021-33036 | High | 8.8 | 3.8% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-1800 | High | 7.3 | 3.5% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-6746 | Medium | 4.3 | 3.3% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2020-8567?
Published advisories record a fix for 3 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.
Is CVE-2020-8567 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2020-8567 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 69% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2020-8567?
CVE-2020-8567 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.9, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2020-8567 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for azure key vault provider for secrets store csi driver (NVD), secret manager provider for secret store csi driver (NVD), vault provider for secrets store csi driver (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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