CVE-2020-10695

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-05-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-266

Description

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.

Affected products

Red Hat Single Sign-On: before 7.4.4 — fixed in 7.4.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.4.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1817530
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1817530

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