CVE-2020-14316

A flaw was found in kubevirt 0.29 and earlier. Virtual Machine Instances (VMIs) can be used to gain access to the host's filesystem. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to assume the privileges of the VM process on the host system. In worst-case scenarios an attacker can read and modify any file on the system where the VMI is running. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Published: 2020-07-29 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-14316 is rated Moderate Risk (60.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-14316

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-06-02 0.32% 0.39% +0.08%
2 2025-03-30 0.61% 0.32% -0.30%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.61% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-14316

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.9 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.1 6.0 [email protected]
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-14316

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2020-14316

GHSA-828r-r2c8-rfw3 · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: go — Privilege Escalation in kubevirt

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-14316

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14316

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-14316

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kubevirt kubevirt <= 0.29 cpe:2.3:a:kubevirt:kubevirt:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*
redhat openshift_virtualization 1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_virtualization:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-14316

URL Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1848951 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence