CVE-2020-8565

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    CVE-2020-8565

    Published: 7 Dec 2020Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In Kubernetes, if the logging level is set to at least 9, authorization and bearer tokens will be written to log files. This can occur both in API server logs and client tool output like kubectl. This affects <= v1.19.3, <= v1.18.10, <= v1.17.13, < v1.20.0-alpha2.

    References: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/95623, https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-discuss/c/vm-HcrFUOCs/m/36utxAM5CwAJ

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- f9974c2baa2d9ca25416d38e7ecfc7ff4d05d58e
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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