CVE-2020-8568
Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver sync/rotate directory traversal
Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver versions v0.0.15 and v0.0.16 allow an attacker who can modify a SecretProviderClassPodStatus/Status resource the ability to write content to the host filesystem and sync file contents to Kubernetes Secrets. This includes paths under var/lib/kubelet/pods that contain other Kubernetes Secrets.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver sync/rotate directory traversal
Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver versions v0.0.15 and v0.0.16 allow an attacker who can modify a SecretProviderClassPodStatus/Status resource the ability to write content to the host filesystem and sync file contents to Kubernetes Secrets. This includes paths under var/lib/kubelet/pods that contain other Kubernetes Secrets.
- Record
CVE-2020-8568- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-24, CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0837
Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver versions v0.0.15 and v0.0.16 allow an attacker who can modify a SecretProviderClassPodStatus/Status resource the ability to write content to the host filesystem and sync file contents to Kubernetes Secrets. This includes paths under var/lib/kubelet/pods that contain other Kubernetes Secrets.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0837- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5cgx-vhfp-6cf9
Directory traversal in Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver
Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver versions v0.0.15 and v0.0.16 allow an attacker who can modify a SecretProviderClassPodStatus/Status resource the ability to write content to the host filesystem and sync file contents to Kubernetes Secrets. This includes paths under var/lib/kubelet/pods that contain other Kubernetes Secrets.
Specific Go Packages Affected
sigs.k8s.io/secrets-store-csi-driver/controllers sigs.k8s.io/secrets-store-csi-driver/pkg/rotation sigs.k8s.io/secrets-store-csi-driver/pkg/secrets-store
- Record
GHSA-5cgx-vhfp-6cf9- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-22, CWE-24
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver versions v0.0.15 and v0.0.16 allow an attacker who can modify a SecretProviderClassPodStatus/Status resource the ability to write content to the host filesystem and sync file contents to Kubernetes Secrets. This includes paths under var/lib/kubelet/pods that contain other Kubernetes Secrets.
- Record
CVE-2020-8568- CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-24, CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver versions v0.0.15 and v0.0.16 allow an attacker who can modify a SecretProviderClassPodStatus/Status resource the ability to write content to the host filesystem and sync file contents to Kubernetes Secrets. This includes paths under var/lib/kubelet/pods that contain other Kubernetes Secrets.
- Record
CVE-2020-8568- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5cgx-vhfp-6cf9
Directory traversal in Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver
Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver versions v0.0.15 and v0.0.16 allow an attacker who can modify a SecretProviderClassPodStatus/Status resource the ability to write content to the host filesystem and sync file contents to Kubernetes Secrets. This includes paths under var/lib/kubelet/pods that contain other Kubernetes Secrets.
Specific Go Packages Affected
sigs.k8s.io/secrets-store-csi-driver/controllers sigs.k8s.io/secrets-store-csi-driver/pkg/rotation sigs.k8s.io/secrets-store-csi-driver/pkg/secrets-store
- Record
GHSA-5cgx-vhfp-6cf9- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-22, CWE-24
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2022-0629 No score
Directory traversal in sigs.k8s.io/secrets-store-csi-driver
Modifying pod status allows host directory traversal.
Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver allows an attacker who can modify a SecretProviderClassPodStatus/Status resource the ability to write content to the host filesystem and sync file contents to Kubernetes Secrets. This includes paths under var/lib/kubelet/pods that contain other Kubernetes Secrets.
- Record
GO-2022-0629- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
sigs.k8s.io/secrets-store-csi-driverGo |
0.0.15 up to 0.0.17 | 0.0.17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-8568 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) 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 1.33%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in sigs.k8s.io/secrets-store-csi-driver 0.0.17.
References
groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-secrets-store-csi-driver/c/Cb9cvymTzl4
github.com/kubernetes-sigs/secrets-store-csi-driver/issues/378
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8568
pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0629