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CVE-2020-8554

Published: March 18, 2026 · Source: National Vulnerability Database (NVD)

⚡ AI Threat Assessment

Kubernetes MITM via ExternalIP services — allows privilege-escalated users to intercept traffic to other pods. Review all ExternalIP service configurations. Network policies cannot fully mitigate this — requires admission controller enforcement.

📋 Official Description

Kubernetes API Server has a vulnerability where a service of type ExternalIP pointing to an external IP that a user does not control may allow MITM attacks.

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