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high 7.0

CVE-2020-1708 json

It has been found in openshift-enterprise version 3.11 and all openshift-enterprise versions from 4.1 to, including 4.3, that multiple cont…

published 2020-02-07 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-12563

cvss
7.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

It has been found in openshift-enterprise version 3.11 and all openshift-enterprise versions from 4.1 to, including 4.3, that multiple containers modify the permissions of /etc/passwd to make them modifiable by users other than root. An attacker with access to the running container can exploit this to modify /etc/passwd to add a user and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the openshift/mysql-apb.

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2020-1708 updated cvss 7.0

openshift/mysql-apb: /etc/passwd is given incorrect privileges

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 openshift3/mysql-apb v3.11.188-4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0800
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.1 openshift4/apb-base v4.1.37-202003021622, openshift4/mediawiki v4.1.37-202003021622, openshift4/mysql-apb v4.1.37-202003021622, openshift4/mariadb-apb v4.1.37-202003021622, openshift4/postgres-apb v4.1.37-202003021622, openshift4/mediawiki-apb v4.1.37-202003021622, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0694
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.2 openshift4/apb-base v4.2.21-202002240343, openshift4/mysql-apb v4.2.21-202002240343, openshift4/mariadb-apb v4.2.21-202002240343, openshift4/postgres-apb v4.2.21-202002240343, openshift4/mediawiki-apb v4.2.21-202002240343, openshift4/postgresql-apb v4.2.21-202002240343
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0617
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3 openshift4/apb-base v4.3.5-202003020549, openshift4/mysql-apb v4.3.5-202003020549, openshift4/mariadb-apb v4.3.5-202003020549, openshift4/postgres-apb v4.3.5-202003020549, openshift4/postgresql-apb v4.3.5-202003020549
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0681

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Exploit prediction

0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.4 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Red Hat openshift/mysql-apb

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.