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.
EPSS: 0.003 (25.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Red Hat Openshift/installer — versions ose-installer as shipped in Openshift 4.2
- Redhat Openshift — versions 4.0, 4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.