{"cve":"CVE-2020-2023","nvd":{"published":"2020-06-10T18:15:11.280","modified":"2026-06-17T03:11:39.440","status":"Modified","description":"Kata Containers doesn't restrict containers from accessing the guest's root filesystem device. Malicious containers can exploit this to gain code execution on the guest and masquerade as the kata-agent. This issue affects Kata Containers 1.11 versions earlier than 1.11.1; Kata Containers 1.10 versions earlier than 1.10.5; and Kata Containers 1.9 and earlier versions.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","score":6.3},"cwes":["CWE-250"],"references":["https://github.com/kata-containers/agent/issues/791","https://github.com/kata-containers/agent/pull/792","https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/issues/2488","https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/pull/2477","https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/pull/2487"],"products":["katacontainers:runtime"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:05:42.039641217+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-2023","score":0.01149,"percentile":0.66857,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-6978-vg2j-cc9q","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6978-vg2j-cc9q","summary":"Improper Privilege Management and Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in Kata Containers","modified":"2023-11-08T04:02:48.321662Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kata-containers/agent","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kata-containers/agent","ranges":["<1.9.1"],"fixed":["1.9.1"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kata-containers/agent","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kata-containers/agent","ranges":[">=1.10.0 <1.10.5"],"fixed":["1.10.5"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kata-containers/agent","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kata-containers/agent","ranges":[">=1.11.0 <1.11.1"],"fixed":["1.11.1"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kata-containers/runtime","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kata-containers/runtime","ranges":["<1.9.1"],"fixed":["1.9.1"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kata-containers/runtime","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kata-containers/runtime","ranges":[">=1.10.0 <1.10.5"],"fixed":["1.10.5"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/kata-containers/runtime","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/kata-containers/runtime","ranges":[">=1.11.0 <1.11.1"],"fixed":["1.11.1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}