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CVE-2020-8567

Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver plugin directory traversals

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 21, 2021 at 05:09 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:26 AM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsSecret Manager Provider for Secret Store Csi DriverVault Provider for Secrets Store Csi DriverAzure Key Vault Provider for Secrets Store Csi Driver

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver Vault Plugin prior to v0.0.6, Azure Plugin prior to v0.0.10, and GCP Plugin prior to v0.2.0 allow an attacker who can create specially-crafted SecretProviderClass objects to write to arbitrary file paths on the host filesystem, including /var/lib/kubelet/pods.

Affected

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

Secret Manager Provider for Secret Store Csi Driver· Google
95%
v < 0.2.0
Affected range stops below 0.2.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vault Provider for Secrets Store Csi Driver· Hashicorp
95%
v < 0.0.6
Affected range stops below 0.0.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Azure Key Vault Provider for Secrets Store Csi Driver· Microsoft
95%
v < 0.0.10
Affected range stops below 0.0.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver· Kubernetes
60%
Azure Plugin ≤ v < v0.0.10GCP Plugin ≤ v < v0.2.0Vault Plugin ≤ v < v0.0.6Azure PluginGCP PluginVault Plugin
Affected range stops below v0.0.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below v0.0.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below v0.2.0, 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:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/secrets-store-csi-driver/issues/384
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-secrets-store-csi-driver/c/BI2qisiNXHY

CVSS

6.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-24CWE-22

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