{"id":"CVE-2020-8551","aliases":["GHSA-qhm4-jxv7-j9pq","GO-2022-0867"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8551","summary":"Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling and Uncontrolled Memory Allocation in Kubernetes","details":"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.","published":"2020-03-27T15:15:12.647Z","modified":"2026-08-07T11:48:33.432088637Z","cvss":{"score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"epss":{"score":0.01141,"percentile":0.63714,"asOf":"2026-08-23"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","fixedVersion":"1.15.10"},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","fixedVersion":"1.16.6"},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"k8s.io/kubernetes","fixedVersion":"1.17.2"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/kubernetes-security-announce/2UOlsba2g0s"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3SOCLOPTSYABTE4CLTSPDIFE6ZZZR4LX/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200413-0003/"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/89377"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-07T11:48:33.432088637Z"}}