Security fixes in kube-state-metrics-fips 2.20.0-r1 (CVE-2026-56860)
Description
The kube-state-metrics-fips package version 2.20.0-r1 addresses nine security vulnerabilities including CVE-2026-56860. This release provides security fixes to mitigate these issues. The vulnerabilities affect versions prior to 2.20.0-r1. No CVSS score is available for CVE-2026-56860, and there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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Technical Analysis
kube-state-metrics-fips version 2.20.0-r1 fixes nine security vulnerabilities, one of which is CVE-2026-56860. The affected versions include all versions before 2.20.0-r1 and the version 2.20.0-r1 itself is the fixed release. There is no detailed technical information or CVSS score provided for CVE-2026-56860. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed in kube-state-metrics-fips prior to version 2.20.0-r1 could potentially expose users to security risks inherent in those versions. However, the absence of known exploits in the wild suggests limited or no active exploitation currently. The exact impact of CVE-2026-56860 is not detailed in the available data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade to kube-state-metrics-fips version 2.20.0-r1 or later to apply the security fixes for CVE-2026-56860 and the other eight vulnerabilities. Since a patch is available, applying this official fix is the recommended remediation.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- CLEANSTART-2026-SK94653
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.3
- Ecosystems
- ["Alpine"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a984540acd9273b496aae0d
Added to database: 09/02/2026, 15:48:16 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 01:09:08 UTC
Last updated: 10/15/2026, 18:48:21 UTC
Views: 29
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