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CVE-2015-8945

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8945 describes a vulnerability in OpenShift Origin versions 1.1.6 and earlier where the openshift-node component improperly stores router credentials as environment variables within pods when the --credentials option is utilized. This allows local attackers to access sensitive private key information by reading the systemd journal. With a CVSS score of 5.1 (MEDIUM), the vulnerability has a local attack vector and high confidentiality impact, but requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openshift:origin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.4
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0037 is in the 44th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-8945Moderate

openshift-origin: Logging of private RSA keys into systemd journal

Jul 29, 2015

References

github.com / openshift/origin/issues/3951
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/10
Mailing ListVDB Entry
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/9
Mailing ListVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/91776
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry