kubernetes — security advisory
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.
- Products
- kubernetes
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.31.4+ds-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2020-8554
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 14:09 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8554
kubernetes
Fixed versions: 1.31.4+ds-1
kubernetes
Fixed versions: 1.31.4+ds-1
Complete source record
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