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TI-2020-18939 Aliases CVE-2020-36771GHSA-v7gp-f4wc-h5w4

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Cloudlinux OScagefs7.1.1-17.1.2-2Patch availableCNA
  • cagefs VendorCloudlinux OS Affected 7.1.1-1 Fixed in 7.1.2-2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cloudlinux:cagefs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 7.1.2-2VulnerableCloudLinux 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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36771
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v7gp-f4wc-h5w4

References

  • TI-2020-18940 CloudLinux CageFS 7.0.8-2 or below insufficiently restricts file paths supplied to the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4

Sources