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TI-2020-08596 Aliases CVE-2020-10695GHSA-8cr8-fvmm-h4p4

An insecure modification flaw in the /etc/passwd file was found in the redhat-sso-7…

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 flaw in the /etc/passwd file was found in the redhat-sso-7 container. An attacker with access to the container can use this flaw to modify the /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0025 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—containers/redhat-sso-7redhat-sso 7.4.4—No fix listedCNA
  • containers/redhat-sso-7 Vendor— Affected redhat-sso 7.4.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 7.4.4VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.4.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:5529 Released 2020-12-15 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.4 on OpenJDK for OpenShift image security update
    • Middleware Containers for OpenShift rh-sso-7/sso74-openshift-rhel8
  • RHSA-2020:5533 Released 2020-12-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.4 security update
    • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Middleware Containers for OpenShiftFixed RHSA-2020:5529
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7Fixed RHSA-2020:5533

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-10695
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8cr8-fvmm-h4p4
  3. 2026-11-04 Fix available: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 · Red Hat

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-2025-11507 Undertow-core: undertow http server fails to reject malformed host headers leading to potential cache poisoning and ssrf CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • 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-2021-02983 Deserialization of untrusted data in JMSAppender in Apache Log4j 1.2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-01049 Keycloak: path transversal in redirection validation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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