CVE-2020-1704CWE-266

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in all versions of OpenShift ServiceMesh (maistra) before 1.0.8 in the…

High · published February 17, 2020

CVSS v3.1
7.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
18.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.0 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00275 · 18.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-266 · Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Published
2020-02-17T16:38Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 FEB 16:38Z
    An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in all versions of OpenShift ServiceMesh (maistra) before 1.0.8 in the…
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