CVE-2020-10736
ceph: authorization bypass in monitor and manager daemons
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · May 18, 2020
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
An authorization bypass vulnerability was found in Ceph versions 15.2.0 and later, where the ceph-mon and ceph-mgr daemons do not properly restrict access, resulting in gaining access to unauthorized resources. This flaw allows an authenticated client to modify the configuration and possibly conduct further attacks.
Statement
This vulnerability affects Ceph versions 15.2.0 and later. The following products do not ship the flawed versions and are therefore not affected by this flaw:
- Red Hat Ceph Storage
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update as soon as possible.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 8CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-285 · Improper Authorization