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CVE-2020-24263

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 1.60% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-03-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. It affects Docker. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
arbitrary code execution code execution
GitHub PoC Links

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2020-24263
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
1.60%
Docker

Original NVD Description

Portainer 1.24.1 and earlier is affected by an insecure permissions vulnerability that may lead to remote arbitrary code execution. A non-admin user is allowed to spawn new containers with critical capabilities such as SYS_MODULE, which can be used to take over the Docker host.

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