CVE-2020-2023 describes a vulnerability in Kata Containers where malicious containers can access the guest's root filesystem, enabling code execution and masquerading as the kata-agent. This affects Kata Containers versions 1.11 (prior to 1.11.1), 1.10 (prior to 1.10.5), and all 1.9 and earlier versions. Rated Medium (CVSS 6.3), the vulnerability has a local attack vector with low complexity, potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:katacontainers:runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.10, < 1.10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:katacontainers:runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.11, < 1.11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:katacontainers:runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.10, < 1.10.5CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:katacontainers:kata_containers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.11, < 1.11.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:katacontainers:kata_containers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
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