Is CVE-2020-35514 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-35514 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-35514?

CVE-2020-35514 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-35514?

CVE-2020-35514 has an EPSS score of 0.22% (12th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-35514?

Upgrade openshift to 4.7.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-35514

HIGH

7.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An insecure modification flaw in the /etc/kubernetes/kubeconfig file was found in OpenShift. This flaw allows an attacker with access to a running container which mounts /etc/kubernetes or has local access to the node, to copy this kubeconfig file and attempt to add their own node to the OpenShift cluster. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability. This flaw affects versions before openshift4/ose-machine-config-operator v4.7.0-202105111858.p0.

CWE-266

How to fix

Remediation Available

openshiftNVD

Affected:< 4.7.0Fixed in:4.7.0CVE-2020-35514derived 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

0.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

12thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 12% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

bugzilla.redhat.com

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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.