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Azure Kubernetes Service: Privilege escalation from compromised node to cluster (CVE-2020-8559)

1st September 2020 Anthony Mashford

There is a potential risk to nodes if an attacker is able to intercept certain requests to the Kubelet. See if you’re vulnerable and how to mitigate.
Source: Azure Roadmap

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