CVE-2020-1706 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform versions 3.11 and 4.1 through 4.3, specifically within the openshift/apb-tools-container. The vulnerability allows non-root users to modify the permissions of /etc/passwd, enabling an attacker with container access to add a new user and escalate privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), this local attack requires low privileges and high attack complexity, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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