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TI-2020-01650 Aliases CVE-2020-1704GHSA-q483-wcf8-3hjc

Incorrect permission assignment in Red Hat openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel7-operator

Priority LOW 34CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00275 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red Hatopenshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel7-operatorbefore 1.0.81.0.8Patch availableCNA
  • openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel7-operator VendorRed Hat Affected before 1.0.8 Fixed in 1.0.8 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_service_mesh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.0.8VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_service_mesh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2020:2369 Released 2020-06-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh openshift-istio-kiali-rhel7-operator-container security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 1.1 openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel7-operator

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 1.1Fixed RHSA-2020:2369

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-1704
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q483-wcf8-3hjc

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-06950 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to a settings flood, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-06949 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to a reset flood, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-06948 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to resource loops, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-32429 Axios: Credential Theft and Response Hijacking via Prototype Pollution Gadget in Config Merge CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2019-06946 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to window size manipulation and stream… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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