High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Feb 17, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-1704
CVE-2020-1704
Description
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in all versions of OpenShift ServiceMesh (maistra) before 1.0.8 in the openshift/istio-kialia-rhel7-operator-container. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_service_mesh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <1.0.8
- Range: <1.0.8
- Red Hat/openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel7-operatorv5Range: All maistra versions before 1.0.8
Patches
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References
1- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
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