CVE-2020-1742

low-risk
Published 2021-06-07

An insecure modification vulnerability flaw was found in containers using nmstate/kubernetes-nmstate-handler. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. Versions before kubernetes-nmstate-handler-container-v2.3.0-30 are affected.

Do I need to act?

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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.0/10 High
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (2)

Kubernetes-Nmstate

Affected Vendors

Redhat Nmstate

References (2)

Exploit https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1803608
Exploit https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1803608
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low