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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-24264 · published 16 March 2021

CVE-2020-24264: Portainer incorrect authorization vulnerability

Portainer · Portainer

Portainer 1.24.1 and earlier is affected by incorrect access control that may lead to remote arbitrary code execution. The restriction checks for bind mounts are applied only on the client-side and not the server-side, which can lead to spawning a container with bind mount. Once such a container is spawned, it can be leveraged to break out of the container leading to complete Docker host machine takeover.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 4.1% · top 9.6% CWE-863 · Incorrect authorization
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 10.0
4.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Portainer 1.24.1 and earlier is affected by incorrect access control that may lead to remote arbitrary code execution. The restriction checks for bind mounts are applied only on the client-side and not the server-side, which can lead to spawning a container with bind mount. Once such a container is spawned, it can be leveraged to break out of the container leading to complete Docker host machine takeover.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-24264), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.