Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver plugin directory traversals
Published Jan 21, 2021
2.3
LOWCVSS 4.0
EPSS 1.38%
Description
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.
Affected products
-
- Version Azure PluginStatusaffectedConstraints<v0.0.10
- Version GCP PluginStatusaffectedConstraints<v0.2.0
- Version Vault PluginStatusaffectedConstraints<v0.0.6
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes | Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- < 0.2.0
Configuration 2
- < 0.0.6
Configuration 3
- < 0.0.10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-gcp
Go
Introduced 0 Fixed 0.2.0github.com/Azure/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-azure
Go
Introduced 0 Fixed not fixedgithub.com/hashicorp/vault-csi-provider
Go
Introduced 0 Fixed not fixed
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-gcp | 0 | 0.2.0 |
| Go | github.com/Azure/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-azure | 0 | not fixed |
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/vault-csi-provider | 0 | not fixed |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS: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/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
1 other source (GHSA) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.38% (0.01381) | 71.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.37% (0.01370) | 68.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.71% (0.00715) | 70.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 21.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 19.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 17.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01178) | 61.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01178) | 60.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01178) | 58.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.34% (0.02342) | 58.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 11.70% (0.11699) | 88.37th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 11.70% (0.11699) | 88.23th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.87% (0.02868) | 80.57th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.87% (0.02868) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://github.com/Azure/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-azure/pull/298
- https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-gcp/pull/74
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2v35-wj4r-rcmv Advisory
- https://github.com/hashicorp/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-vault/pull/50
- https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/secrets-store-csi-driver/issues/384 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-secrets-store-csi-driver/c/BI2qisiNXHY x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8567
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/Azure/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-azure/pull/298 | ||
| https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-gcp/pull/74 | ||
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2v35-wj4r-rcmv | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/hashicorp/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-vault/pull/50 | ||
| https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/secrets-store-csi-driver/issues/384 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-secrets-store-csi-driver/c/BI2qisiNXHY | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8567 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.