VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-1704

CVSS score7 HIGH
EPSS probability0.27%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-02-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in all versions of OpenShift ServiceMesh (maistra) before 1.0.8 in the openshift/istio-kialia-rhel7-operator-container. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-266
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-732

Primary references