{"cve":"CVE-2020-8563","nvd":{"published":"2020-12-07T22:15:21.197","modified":"2026-06-17T03:26:33.493","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-532"],"references":["https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/95621","https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-discuss/c/vm-HcrFUOCs/m/36utxAM5CwAJ","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210122-0006/","https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/95621","https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-discuss/c/vm-HcrFUOCs/m/36utxAM5CwAJ"],"products":["kubernetes:kubernetes"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:11:20.317016139+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-8563","score":0.00539,"percentile":0.45419,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-5xfg-wv98-264m","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5xfg-wv98-264m","summary":"Sensitive Information leak via Log File in Kubernetes","modified":"2024-06-05T16:43:09.970765Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes","ranges":["<1.19.3"],"fixed":["1.19.3"]}]},{"id":"GO-2024-2755","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2024-2755","summary":"Sensitive Information leak for VSphere users via Log File in k8s.io/kubernetes","modified":"2026-03-03T04:55:15.130991Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":["<1.19.3"],"fixed":["1.19.3"]}]}],"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."]}