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CVE-2020-10696

8.8 · HIGH

A path traversal flaw was found in Buildah in versions before 1.14.5.

Published Mar 31, 2020CWE-22EPSS 2.68%

Overview

CVE-2020-10696 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 31, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A path traversal flaw was found in Buildah in versions before 1.14.5. This flaw allows an attacker to trick a user into building a malicious container image hosted on an HTTP(s) server and then write files to the user's system anywhere that the user has permissions.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refaccess.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-10696Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10696GitHubgithub.com/containers/buildah/pull/2245Refaccess.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-10696Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10696GitHubgithub.com/containers/buildah/pull/2245

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10696?

CVE-2020-10696 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 31, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2020-10696?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2020-10696?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2020-10696?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2020-10696 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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