What is CVE-2020-1704?

CVE-2020-1704 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift-Service-Mesh/kiali-Rhel7-Operator, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-1704?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Red Hat Openshift-Service-Mesh/kiali-Rhel7-Operator

CVE-2020-1704

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.

Published 2020-02-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 17.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Red Hat Openshift-Service-Mesh/kiali-Rhel7-Operator — versions All maistra versions before 1.0.8
Red Hat Openshift Service Mesh

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1704?: CVE-2020-1704 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift-Service-Mesh/kiali-Rhel7-Operator, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-1704?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.