CVE-2020-1708

HighCVSS 7.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

It has been found in openshift-enterprise version 3.11 and all openshift-enterprise versions from 4.1 to, including 4.3, that multiple containers modify the permissions of /etc/passwd to make them modifiable by users other than root. An attacker with access to the running container can exploit this to modify /etc/passwd to add a user and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the openshift/mysql-apb.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.0/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-266CWE-269

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 7, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-1708: High severity, CVSS 7.0 | Vulnix