Is CVE-2020-1705 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-1705 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-1705?

CVE-2020-1705 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-1705?

CVE-2020-1705 has an EPSS score of 0.26% (17th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-1705?

Upgrade template service broker operator to 4.3.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-1705

HIGH

7.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability was found in openshift/template-service-broker-operator in all 4.x.x versions prior to 4.3.0, where an insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/template-service-broker-operator. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.

CWE-266 CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

template service broker operatorNVD

Affected:>= 4.0.0, < 4.3.0Fixed in:4.3.0CVE-2020-1705derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days

17thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 17% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

bugzilla.redhat.com

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CVE-2025-47539	Critical	9.8	31%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-20759	High	8.8	28%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-13106	Medium	5.3	27%	-	-
CVE-2024-3013	Medium	6.3	23%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.