What is CVE-2018-20871?

CVE-2018-20871 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Univa Grid Engine, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-07-30.

How severe is CVE-2018-20871?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Univa Grid Engine

CVE-2018-20871

In Univa Grid Engine before 8.6.3, when configured for Docker jobs and execd spooling on root_squash, weak file permissions ("other" write access) occur in certain cases (GE-6890).

EPSS: 0.022 (80.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Univa Grid_engine — versions 8.6.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20871?: CVE-2018-20871 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Univa Grid Engine, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-07-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-20871?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.