What is CVE-2016-1906?

CVE-2016-1906 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-02-03.

How severe is CVE-2016-1906?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Kubernetes

CVE-2016-1906

Openshift allows remote attackers to gain privileges by updating a build configuration that was created with an allowed type to a type that is not allowed.

Published 2016-02-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.048 (91.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Kubernetes

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

github.com/openshift/origin/issues/6556
github.com/openshift/origin/pull/6576
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0070 (vendor-advisory)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0351 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1906?: CVE-2016-1906 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-02-03.
How severe is CVE-2016-1906?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.