What is CVE-2019-19353?

CVE-2019-19353 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift Container Platform, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2021-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2019-19353?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Red Hat Openshift Container Platform

CVE-2019-19353

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the operator-framework/hive as shipped in Red Hat Openshift 4. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.

Published 2021-03-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.7% 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 Container Platform — versions 4.0
Operator-Framework/hive — versions as shipped in Red Hat Openshift 4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
access.redhat.com/articles/4859371 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-19353?: CVE-2019-19353 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift Container Platform, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2021-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-19353?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.