CVE-2020-2121
RCE vulnerability in Google Kubernetes Engine Plugin
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.6%
Description
Google Kubernetes Engine Plugin 0.8.0 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types. This results in a remote code execution vulnerability exploitable by users able to provide YAML input files to Google Kubernetes Engine Plugin’s build step. Google Kubernetes Engine Plugin 0.8.1 configures its YAML parser to only instantiate safe types.
How to fix CVE-2020-2121
To remediate CVE-2020-2121, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 0.8.1 or later
Is CVE-2020-2121 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.8.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |