CVE-2021-20264

HIGH

Oracle Openjdk - Incorrect Permission Assignment

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

An insecure modification flaw in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openjdk-1.8 and openjdk-11 containers. This flaw allows an attacker with access to the container to modify the /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932283

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 27.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-266 CWE-732
Status published
Products (2)
oracle/openjdk 1.8.0
oracle/openjdk 11
Published Oct 06, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026