CVE-2020-8567

Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver plugin directory traversals

4.9 MediumFix available

Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver Vault Plugin prior to v0.0.6, Azure Plugin prior to v0.0.10, and GCP Plugin prior to v0.2.0 allow an attacker who can create specially-crafted SecretProviderClass objects to write to arbitrary file paths on the host filesystem, including /var/lib/kubelet/pods.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

1.49%Down 1.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.9

Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver plugin directory traversals

Record: CVE-2020-8567
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-24
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-2051 4.9

Record: EUVD-2022-2051
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2v35-wj4r-rcmv 2.3

Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver plugins arbitrary file write

Record: GHSA-2v35-wj4r-rcmv
CVSS 4.0: 2.3 LowCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.9

Record: CVE-2020-8567
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-24, CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

Record: CVE-2020-8567
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-2v35-wj4r-rcmv 2.3

Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver plugins arbitrary file write

Record: GHSA-2v35-wj4r-rcmv
CVSS 4.0: 2.3 LowCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGO-2024-2750 No score

Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver plugins arbitrary file write in github.com/Azure/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-azure

Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver plugins arbitrary file write in github.com/Azure/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-azure.

NOTE: The source advisory for this report contains additional versions that could not be automatically mapped to standard Go module versions.

(If this is causing false-positive reports from vulnerability scanners, please suggest an edit to the report.)

The additional affected modules and versions are: github.com/Azure/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-azure before v0.0.10; github.com/hashicorp/vault-csi-provider before v0.0.6.

Record: GO-2024-2750
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`github.com/hashicorp/vault-csi-provider` Go	before 0.0.6	0.0.6
`github.com/Azure/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-azure` Go	before 0.0.10	0.0.10
`github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-gcp` Go	before 0.2.0	0.2.0
`github.com/Azure/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-azure` Go	All versions	None known
`github.com/hashicorp/vault-csi-provider` Go	All versions	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-8567 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Kubernetes Secrets Store Csi Driver, published January 21, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.49%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in github.com/hashicorp/vault-csi-provider 0.0.6.