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title: "CVE-2020-7010\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-7010?format=md
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# CVE-2020-7010

Publication date 3 June 2020

Last updated 11 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-7010?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) versions prior to 1.1.0 generate
passwords using a weak random number generator. If an attacker is able to
determine when the current Elastic Stack cluster was deployed they may be
able to more easily brute force the Elasticsearch credentials generated by
ECK.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-7010?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| kubernetes | 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life |
| 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life |
| 20.10 groovy | Ignored end of life |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [leosilva](https://launchpad.net/~leosilva)

kubernates is in fact a kubernetes installer
that calls snap, not the package it self.

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-7010)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7010)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2020-7010)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-7010)

### Other references

* <https://www.elastic.co/community/security/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7010>