CVE-2020-1726 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-1726

Vendor The
Product podman
Weakness CWE-552 · Files accessible externally
Published February 11, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was discovered in Podman where it incorrectly allows containers when created to overwrite existing files in volumes, even if they are mounted as read-only. When a user runs a malicious container or a container based on a malicious image with an attached volume that is used for the first time, it is possible to trigger the flaw and overwrite files in the volume.This issue was introduced in version 1.6.0.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 11, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated