CVE-2020-1706

7.0 highEPSS 0.2%

It has been found that in openshift-enterprise version 3.11 and openshift-enterprise versions 4.1 up to, including 4.3, 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/apb-tools-container.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.0 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 15% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-732
Published: 2020-03-09
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

redhat:openshift_container_platform

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1706
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1706

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