An improper file permissions vulnerability affects Kata Containers prior to 1.11.5.
Priority LOW 31CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An improper file permissions vulnerability affects Kata Containers prior to 1.11.5. When using a Kubernetes hostPath volume and mounting either a file or directory into a container as readonly, the file/directory is mounted as readOnly inside the container, but is still writable inside the guest. For a container breakout situation, a malicious guest can potentially modify or delete files/directories expected to be read-only.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00372 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:katacontainers:kata-containers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.11.5 | Vulnerable | kata-containers |
- cpe:2.3:a:katacontainers:kata-containers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.11.5 Vulnerable ·kata-containers
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28914
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6w62-mvw6-xggx
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-28914 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-28914 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6w62-mvw6-xggx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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