Information disclosure in Cloudlinux OS cagefs
Priority LOW 37CWE-214Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
CloudLinux CageFS 7.1.1-1 or below passes the authentication token as a command line argument. In some configurations this allows local users to view the authentication token via the process list and gain code execution as another user.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00474 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed cagefs (Cloudlinux OS): 7.1.2-2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudlinux OS | cagefs | 7.1.1-1 | 7.1.2-2 | Patch available | CNA |
- cagefs VendorCloudlinux OS Affected 7.1.1-1 Fixed in 7.1.2-2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cloudlinux:cagefs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 7.1.2-2 | Vulnerable | CloudLinux Inc |
- cpe:2.3:a:cloudlinux:cagefs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.1.2-2 Vulnerable ·CloudLinux Inc
Remediation
- Fix · CNA cagefs (Cloudlinux OS) Fixed in 7.1.2-2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36771
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v7gp-f4wc-h5w4
References
Exploit 2
More CloudLinux Inc Cagefs vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-18940 CloudLinux CageFS 7.0.8-2 or below insufficiently restricts file paths supplied to the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4
Sources
- CVE-2020-36771 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36771 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v7gp-f4wc-h5w4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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