CVE-2020-1704 HIGH

CVE-2020-1704

Vendor Red Hat
Product openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel7-operator
Weakness CWE-266
Published February 17, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 17, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated