CVE-2020-8563

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    CVE-2020-8563

    Published: 7 Dec 2020Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/95621, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210122-0006/, https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-discuss/c/vm-HcrFUOCs/m/36utxAM5CwAJ

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -718969c3a78f519e13cbafce5da9b7ae5241e70e

    Affected versions

    kubernetes-1.9.0-alpha.3
    kubernetes-1.9.0-alpha.2
    kubernetes-1.9.0-alpha.1
    kubernetes-1.9.0-alpha.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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