Vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift/installer
CVE-2019-19335
During installation of an OpenShift 4 cluster, the `openshift-install` command line tool creates an `auth` directory, with `kubeconfig` and `kubeadmin-password` files. Both files contain credentials used to authenticate to the OpenShift API server, and are incorrectly assigned word-readable permissions. ose-installer as shipped in Openshift 4.2 is vulnerable.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Openshift/installer — versions ose-installer as shipped in Openshift 4.2
- Red Hat Openshift — versions 4.0, 4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-19335?
- CVE-2019-19335 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift/installer, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2020-03-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-19335?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-19335 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.