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CVE-2020-36771

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-01-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-214

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.

Affected products

• Cloudlinux OS cagefs: before 7.1.2-2 — fixed in 7.1.2-2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cloudlinux OS cagefs 7.1.2-2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176790/CloudLinux-CageFS-7.1.1-1-Token-Disclosure.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/24
• https://blog.cloudlinux.com/cagefs-lve-wrappers-and-bsock-have-been-rolled-out-to-100
• https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2020/SBA-ADV-20200707-01_CloudLinux_CageFS_Token_Disclosure
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176790/CloudLinux-CageFS-7.1.1-1-Token-Disclosure.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/24
• https://blog.cloudlinux.com/cagefs-lve-wrappers-and-bsock-have-been-rolled-out-to-100
• https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2020/SBA-ADV-20200707-01_CloudLinux_CageFS_Token_Disclosure

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