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CVE-2020-28914

An improper file permissions vulnerability affects Kata Containers prior to 1.11.5. When using a...

7.1 HighFix available

An improper file permissions vulnerability affects Kata Containers prior to 1.11.5. When using a Kubernetes hostPath volume and mounting either a file or directory into a container as readonly, the file/directory is mounted as readOnly inside the container, but is still writable inside the guest. For a container breakout situation, a malicious guest can potentially modify or delete files/directories expected to be read-only.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.37%Down 0.9 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.1

An improper file permissions vulnerability affects Kata Containers prior to 1.11.5. When using a Kubernetes hostPath volume and mounting either a file or directory into a container as readonly, the file/directory is mounted as readOnly inside the container, but is still writable inside the guest. For a container breakout situation, a malicious guest can potentially modify or delete files/directories expected to be read-only.

Record
CVE-2020-28914
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
3.6 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-732
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An improper file permissions vulnerability affects Kata Containers prior to 1.11.5. When using a Kubernetes hostPath volume and mounting either a file or directory into a container as readonly, the file/directory is mounted as readOnly inside the container, but is still writable inside the guest. For a container breakout situation, a malicious guest can potentially modify or delete files/directories expected to be read-only.

Record
CVE-2020-28914
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-21305 No score

An improper file permissions vulnerability affects Kata Containers prior to 1.11.5. When using a Kubernetes hostPath volume and mounting either a file or directory into a container as readonly, the file/directory is mounted as readOnly inside the container, but is still writable inside the guest. For a container breakout situation, a malicious guest can potentially modify or delete files/directories expected to be read-only.

Record
EUVD-2020-21305
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6w62-mvw6-xggx No score

An improper file permissions vulnerability affects Kata Containers prior to 1.11.5. When using a...

An improper file permissions vulnerability affects Kata Containers prior to 1.11.5. When using a Kubernetes hostPath volume and mounting either a file or directory into a container as readonly, the file/directory is mounted as readOnly inside the container, but is still writable inside the guest. For a container breakout situation, a malicious guest can potentially modify or delete files/directories expected to be read-only.

Record
GHSA-6w62-mvw6-xggx
Weakness
CWE-732
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.1

An improper file permissions vulnerability affects Kata Containers prior to 1.11.5. When using a Kubernetes hostPath volume and mounting either a file or directory into a container as readonly, the file/directory is mounted as readOnly inside the container, but is still writable inside the guest. For a container breakout situation, a malicious guest can potentially modify or delete files/directories expected to be read-only.

Record
CVE-2020-28914
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2021-1084 7.1

kata-containers security update

This is core component of Kata Container, to make it work, you need a isulad/docker engine.

Security Fix(es):

An improper file permissions vulnerability affects Kata Containers prior to 1.11.5. When using a Kubernetes hostPath volume and mounting either a file or directory into a container as readonly, the file/directory is mounted as readOnly inside the container, but is still writable inside the guest. For a container breakout situation, a malicious guest can potentially modify or delete files/directories expected to be read-only.(CVE-2020-28914)

Record
OESA-2021-1084
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kata-containers
openEuler:20.03-LTS
before v1.11.1-8.oe1
v1.11.1-8.oe1
kata-containers
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1
before v1.11.1-8.oe1
v1.11.1-8.oe1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-28914 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Katacontainers Kata-containers, published November 17, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in kata-containers v1.11.1-8.oe1.

References

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