CVE-2017-20198
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BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-07-23

Last updated on: 2025-07-25

Assigner: VulnCheck

Description
The Marathon UI in DC/OS < 1.9.0 allows unauthenticated users to deploy arbitrary Docker containers. Due to improper restriction of volume mount configurations, attackers can deploy a container that mounts the host's root filesystem (/) with read/write privileges. When using a malicious Docker image, the attacker can write to /etc/cron.d/ on the host, achieving arbitrary code execution with root privileges. This impacts any system where the Docker daemon honors Marathon container configurations without policy enforcement.
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Published
2025-07-23
Last Modified
2025-07-25
Generated
2026-05-06
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2025-07-23
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Showing 1 associated CPE
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dcos marathon *
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CWE-732 The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability exists in the Marathon UI of DC/OS versions prior to 1.9.0, where unauthenticated users can deploy arbitrary Docker containers. Due to improper restrictions on volume mount configurations, an attacker can deploy a container that mounts the host's root filesystem with read/write privileges. By using a malicious Docker image, the attacker can write to critical system directories like /etc/cron.d/ on the host, enabling arbitrary code execution with root privileges.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

This vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain root-level code execution on the host system by deploying malicious Docker containers through the Marathon UI without authentication. This can lead to full system compromise, unauthorized access, data manipulation, and potential disruption of services running on the affected system.


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