CVE-2020-8559
The Kubernetes kube-apiserver in versions v1.6-v1.15, and versions prior to v1.16.13, v1.17.9 and v1.18.6 are vulnerable to an unvalidated redirect on proxied upgrade requests that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges from a node compromise to a full cluster compromise.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 6.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 6.10%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 93
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
💥 Exploits públicos
Hay código de explotación o plantillas de detección públicos. No es lo mismo que explotación activa confirmada (KEV), pero aumenta el riesgo: parchee con prioridad.
- Prueba de concepto en GitHub (no verificada) · Lista de pruebas de concepto en GitHub
⚠️ Las pruebas de concepto de GitHub no están verificadas: algunas son falsas o contienen malware. No las ejecute nunca fuera de un laboratorio aislado.
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-601
- CWE-601
Referencias
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/92914
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/kubernetes-security-announce/JAIGG5yNROs/19nHQ5wkBwAJ
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200810-0004/
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/92914
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/kubernetes-security-announce/JAIGG5yNROs/19nHQ5wkBwAJ
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200810-0004/
JSON original (NVD)
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