{"cve":"CVE-2020-8565","nvd":{"published":"2020-12-07T22:15:21.400","modified":"2026-06-17T03:26:33.730","status":"Modified","description":"In Kubernetes, if the logging level is set to at least 9, authorization and bearer tokens will be written to log files. This can occur both in API server logs and client tool output like kubectl. This affects <= v1.19.3, <= v1.18.10, <= v1.17.13, < v1.20.0-alpha2.","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/95623","https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-discuss/c/vm-HcrFUOCs/m/36utxAM5CwAJ","https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/95623","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-2020-8565","score":0.00518,"percentile":0.44077,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-8cfg-vx93-jvxw","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-8cfg-vx93-jvxw","summary":"Kubernetes client-go vulnerable to Sensitive Information Leak via Log File","modified":"2026-09-10T03:49:51.898248948Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/client-go","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/client-go","ranges":[">=0.19.0 <0.19.6"],"fixed":["0.19.6"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/client-go","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/client-go","ranges":[">=0.20.0-alpha.0 <0.20.0-alpha.2"],"fixed":["0.20.0-alpha.2"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/client-go","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/client-go","ranges":[">=0.18.0 <0.18.14"],"fixed":["0.18.14"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/client-go","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/client-go","ranges":["<0.17.16"],"fixed":["0.17.16"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubernetes","ranges":["<1.20.0-alpha.2"],"fixed":["1.20.0-alpha.2"]}]},{"id":"GO-2021-0064","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2021-0064","summary":"Unauthorized credential disclosure via debug logs in k8s.io/kubernetes and k8s.io/client-go","modified":"2026-02-04T02:20:03.995689Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/client-go","purl":"pkg:golang/k8s.io/client-go","ranges":["<0.20.0-alpha.2"],"fixed":["0.20.0-alpha.2"]}]}],"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."]}