CVE-2016-2160 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2 and OpenShift Origin, allowing remote authenticated users to gain root privileges by manipulating the root password within an STI builder image. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 8.8 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_origin:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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