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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-266
- Affected
- redhat/openshift container platform
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/articles/4859371Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1791534Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1793279Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/articles/4859371Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1791534Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1793279Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.