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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-36771

In some configurations this allows local users to view the authentication token via the process list and gain code execution as another user.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.47%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.47% probability · 40th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-214, CWE-200
Affected
cloudlinux/cagefs
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.