Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver sync/rotate directory traversal
Priority LOW 32CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01328 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed sigs.k8s.io/secrets-store-csi-driver (Go): 0.0.17
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes | Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver | Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver v0.0.15; Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver v0.0.16 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | sigs.k8s.io/secrets-store-csi-driver (Go) | 0.0.15 to before 0.0.17 | 0.0.17 | Patch available | GHSA-5cgx-vhfp-6cf9 |
- Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver VendorKubernetes Affected Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver v0.0.15; Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver v0.0.16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- sigs.k8s.io/secrets-store-csi-driver (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.0.15 to before 0.0.17 Fixed in 0.0.17 Patch available GHSA-5cgx-vhfp-6cf9
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:secrets_store_csi_driver:0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.0.15 | Vulnerable | Kubernetes |
| cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:secrets_store_csi_driver:0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.0.16 | Vulnerable | Kubernetes |
- cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:secrets_store_csi_driver:0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.15 Vulnerable ·Kubernetes
- cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes:secrets_store_csi_driver:0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.16 Vulnerable ·Kubernetes
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-5cgx-vhfp-6cf9 sigs.k8s.io/secrets-store-csi-driver (Go) Fixed in 0.0.17 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8568
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5cgx-vhfp-6cf9
References
Patch 2
Sources
- CVE-2020-8568 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8568 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5cgx-vhfp-6cf9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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