Information Exposure Through Log Files Affecting kubernetes package, versions <1.20.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-KUBERNETES-20079256
  • published24 Sept 2026
  • disclosed7 Dec 2020

Introduced: 7 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-8565  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-532  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest kubernetes to version 1.20.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kubernetes package and not the kubernetes package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Base Scores

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