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FKIE_CVE-2020-8563

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-12-07 22:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:26
Severity
4.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
In Kubernetes clusters using VSphere as a cloud provider, with a logging level set to 4 or above, VSphere cloud credentials will be leaked in the cloud controller manager's log. This affects < v1.19.3.
References
jordan@liggitt.nethttps://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/95621Third Party Advisory
jordan@liggitt.nethttps://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-discuss/c/vm-HcrFUOCs/m/36utxAM5CwAJMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
jordan@liggitt.nethttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210122-0006/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/95621Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-discuss/c/vm-HcrFUOCs/m/36utxAM5CwAJMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210122-0006/Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
kubernetes kubernetes *
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      "value": "En los cl\u00fasteres de Kubernetes que utilizan VSphere como proveedor de nube, con un nivel de registro establecido en 4 o superior, las credenciales de la nube de VSphere se filtrar\u00e1n en el registro del administrador del controlador de nube. Esto afecta a versiones anteriores a v1.19.3"
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:26:33.493",
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