CVE-2020-36771

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: January 22, 2024 at 01:53 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:16 AM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsCagefsCagefs

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.5%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

CloudLinux CageFS 7.1.1-1 or below passes the authentication token as a command line argument. In some configurations this allows local users to view the authentication token via the process list and gain code execution as another user.

Affected

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

Cagefs · Cloudlinux

95%

v < 7.1.2-2

Affected range stops below 7.1.2-2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Cagefs · Cloudlinux OS

60%

7.1.1-1

Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.2-2 (unaffected)

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 (4)

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Source: [email protected]

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176790/CloudLinux-CageFS-7.1.1-1-Token-Disclosure.html

ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/24

Release Notes

Source: [email protected]

https://blog.cloudlinux.com/cagefs-lve-wrappers-and-bsock-have-been-rolled-out-to-100

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2020/SBA-ADV-20200707-01_CloudLinux_CageFS_Token_Disclosure

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP

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

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-214NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-200

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