VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-1742

CVSS score7 HIGH

EPSS probability0.26%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2021-06-07

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

An insecure modification vulnerability flaw was found in containers using nmstate/kubernetes-nmstate-handler. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. Versions before kubernetes-nmstate-handler-container-v2.3.0-30 are affected.

Weakness classification

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

Primary references

secalert@redhat.com — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory