Is CVE-2020-2023 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-2023 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-2023?

CVE-2020-2023 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.8 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-2023?

CVE-2020-2023 has an EPSS score of 1.14% (63th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2023?

Upgrade runtime to 1.11.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-2023

LOW

3.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Kata Containers doesn't restrict containers from accessing the guest's root filesystem device. Malicious containers can exploit this to gain code execution on the guest and masquerade as the kata-agent. This issue affects Kata Containers 1.11 versions earlier than 1.11.1; Kata Containers 1.10 versions earlier than 1.10.5; and Kata Containers 1.9 and earlier versions.

CWE-250

How to fix

Remediation Available

runtimeNVD

Affected:>= 1.11, < 1.11.1Fixed in:1.11.1CVE-2020-2023derived from NVD

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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 ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.14%probability of exploitation in 30 days

63rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 63% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch4

Third-Party Advisory3

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CVE-2026-29205	High	8.6	7.2%	-	-
CVE-2019-16765	High	7.4	4.7%	-	Fix

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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.