What is CVE-2016-8651?

CVE-2016-8651 is a low-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift Enterprise, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2018-08-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-8651?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Red Hat Openshift Enterprise

CVE-2016-8651

An input validation flaw was found in the way OpenShift 3 handles requests for images. A user, with a copy of the manifest associated with an image, can pull an image even if they do not have access to the image normally, resulting in the disclosure of any information contained within the image.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2018-08-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (70.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Red Hat Openshift Enterprise — versions 3
Red Hat Openshift — versions 3.0
Red Hat Openshift Container Platform — versions 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94935 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2915 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8651?: CVE-2016-8651 is a low-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift Enterprise, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2018-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-8651?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.