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CVE-2020-1704

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: February 17, 2020 at 04:38 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:02 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenShift Service Mesh

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

OpenShift Service Mesh · Red Hatcontainer

95%

v < 1.0.8

Affected range stops below 1.0.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1704

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1704

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-266CWE-732

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