CVE-2020-27831

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: May 26, 2021 at 11:46 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorQuay

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

A flaw was found in Red Hat Quay, where it does not properly protect the authorization token when authorizing email addresses for repository email notifications. This flaw allows an attacker to add email addresses they do not own to repository notifications.

Affected

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

95%
3.0.0 ≤ v < 3.3.33.3.3
Affected range stops below 3.3.3, 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:

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1905758

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284CWE-522

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