VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-8552

CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.96%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-03-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Description

The Kubernetes API server component in versions prior to 1.15.9, 1.16.0-1.16.6, and 1.17.0-1.17.2 has been found to be vulnerable to a denial of service attack via successful API requests.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
  • CWE-789: Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

Primary references