What is CVE-2020-1706?

CVE-2020-1706 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift/apb-Tools-Container, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-03-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-1706?

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

Is CVE-2020-1706 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift/apb-Tools-Container

CVE-2020-1706

It has been found that in openshift-enterprise version 3.11 and openshift-enterprise versions 4.1 up to, including 4.3, 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/apb-tools-container.

EPSS: 0.002 (15.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Red Hat Openshift/apb-tools-container — versions openshift-enterprise version 3.11, from openshift-enterprise version 4.1 to, including 4.3
Redhat Openshift_container_platform — versions 3.11, 4.1, 4.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2020-1706

References

secalert@redhat.com (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1706?: CVE-2020-1706 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift/apb-Tools-Container, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-1706?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-1706 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.