A flaw was found in the OpenShift web console, where the access token is stored in the…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
A flaw was found in the OpenShift web console, where the access token is stored in the browser's local storage. An attacker can use this flaw to get the access token via physical access, or an XSS attack on the victim's browser. This flaw affects openshift/console versions before openshift/console-4.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | openshift/console | openshift/console-4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- openshift/console Vendor— Affected openshift/console-4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-1761
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5m75-xc7x-rg6m
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
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- TI-2015-06239 Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.x; BPM Suite (BPMS) 6.x; BRMS 6.x and 5.x; Data Grid (JDG) 6.x; Data… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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- TI-2016-00709 Multiple unspecified API endpoints in Jenkins before 1.650 and LTS before 1.642.2 allow… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-11209 Rsync: info leak via uninitialized stack contents CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-1761 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-1761 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5m75-xc7x-rg6m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-1761 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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