VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-1708

CVSS score7 HIGH
EPSS probability0.28%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-02-07
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

It has been found in openshift-enterprise version 3.11 and all openshift-enterprise versions from 4.1 to, including 4.3, that multiple containers modify the permissions of /etc/passwd to make them modifiable by users other than root. An attacker with access to the running container can exploit this to modify /etc/passwd to add a user and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the openshift/mysql-apb.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Primary references