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CVE-2020-8551

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 1.14% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-03-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2020-8551
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
1.14%

Original NVD Description

The Kubelet component in versions 1.15.0-1.15.9, 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 the kubelet API, including the unauthenticated HTTP read-only API typically served on port 10255, and the authenticated HTTPS API typically served on port 10250.

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