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CVE-2019-19355

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-19355 is an insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file within the openshift/ocp-release-operator-sdk, specifically affecting the openshift/ansible-operator-container in OpenShift 4. This flaw allows an attacker with container access to modify the password file and escalate privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), exploitation requires local access and high attack complexity, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.0HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
15.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0024 is in the 45th percentile among its peer group of 1,523 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.1Fixed in: openshift4/ose-ansible-operator:v4.1.41-202004151639
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.2Fixed in: openshift4/ose-ansible-operator:v4.2.27-202003301126
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3Fixed in: openshift4/ose-ansible-operator:v4.3.5-202003020549
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redhatvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-19355Moderate

openshift/ocp-release-operator-sdk: /etc/passwd is given incorrect privileges

Jan 21, 2020

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory