{"cve":"CVE-2020-8552","nvd":{"published":"2020-03-27T15:15:12.757","modified":"2026-06-17T03:26:32.207","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","score":4.3},"cwes":["CWE-770","CWE-789"],"references":["https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/89378","https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/kubernetes-security-announce/2UOlsba2g0s","https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3SOCLOPTSYABTE4CLTSPDIFE6ZZZR4LX/","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200413-0003/","https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/89378"],"products":["fedoraproject:fedora","kubernetes:kubernetes"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:03:08.679916934+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-8552","score":0.02961,"percentile":0.8721,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-82hx-w2r5-c2wq","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-82hx-w2r5-c2wq","summary":"Kubernetes API Server DoS Via API Requests","modified":"2026-09-10T03:49:11.693834878Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/apiserver","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/apiserver","ranges":["<0.15.10"],"fixed":["0.15.10"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/apiserver","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/apiserver","ranges":[">=0.16.0 <0.16.7"],"fixed":["0.16.7"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/apiserver","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/apiserver","ranges":[">=0.17.0 <0.17.3"],"fixed":["0.17.3"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}