CVE-2020-1704

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-266CWE-732

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 17, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-1704: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix