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CVE-2020-1742

HIGH
7
CVSS Score
Published: June 7, 2021 at 07:52 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:02 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsOpenShift VirtualizationKubernetes Nmstate

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Severity
HIGH7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

An insecure modification vulnerability flaw was found in containers using nmstate/kubernetes-nmstate-handler. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. Versions before kubernetes-nmstate-handler-container-v2.3.0-30 are affected.

Affected

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

Kubernetes Nmstate· Nmstate
95%
v < 2.3.0kubernetes-nmstate-handler-container-v2.3.0-30
Affected range stops below 2.3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
OpenShift Virtualization· Red Hatcontainer
95%
2

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1803608

CVSS

7HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
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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