CVE-2020-36771 (GCVE-0-2020-36771)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-22 13:53 – Updated: 2025-06-20 18:33
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-01-22 16:21 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudlinux OS | cagefs |
Affected:
7.1.1-1
Unaffected: 7.1.2-2 |
guessed |
Date Public
2020-09-28 15:00
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