CVE-2020-8558

Kubernetes node setting allows for neighboring hosts to bypass localhost boundary

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 27, 2020 at 07:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:26 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorKubernetes

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

The Kubelet and kube-proxy components in versions 1.1.0-1.16.10, 1.17.0-1.17.6, and 1.18.0-1.18.3 were found to contain a security issue which allows adjacent hosts to reach TCP and UDP services bound to 127.0.0.1 running on the node or in the node's network namespace. Such a service is generally thought to be reachable only by other processes on the same host, but due to this defeect, could be reachable by other hosts on the same LAN as the node, or by containers running on the same node as the service.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.16.11v < 1.17.7v < 1.18.41.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.16.101.17.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.17.61.18.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.18.31.11.101.111.121.131.141.151.21.31.41.51.61.71.81.9
Affected range stops below 1.16.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.17.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.18.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/92315
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-announce/c/sI4KmlH3S2I/m/TljjxOBvBQAJ

CVSS

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-420NVD-CWE-Other

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