CVE-2021-3020

Published Aug 25, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in ClusterLabs Hawk (aka HA Web Konsole) through 2.3.0-15. It ships the binary hawk_invoke (built from tools/hawk_invoke.c), intended to be used as a setuid program. This allows the hacluster user to invoke certain commands as root (with an attempt to limit this to safe combinations). This user is able to execute an interactive "shell" that isn't limited to the commands specified in hawk_invoke, allowing escalation to root.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-26373 An issue was discovered in ClusterLabs Hawk (aka HA Web Konsole) through 2.3.0-15. It ships the binary hawk_invoke (built from tools/hawk_invoke.c), intended to be used as a setuid program. This allows the hacluster user to invoke certain commands as root (with an attempt to limit this to safe combinations). This user is able to execute an interactive "shell" that isn't limited to the commands specified in hawk_invoke, allowing escalation to root.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 4:45 PM
Reserved
Jan 5, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 26, 2022, 12:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:04 AM