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CVE-2014-0023· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

OpenShift: Install script has temporary file creation vulnerability which can result in arbitrary code execution

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Nov 15, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 32th percentile
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Action score

31

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
redhatopenshift

Affected versions

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  • redhat openshiftall versions

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • OpenShift OpenShift

    • through 2014-01-21affected

Same product

redhat: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2014-3496cartridge_repository.rb in OpenShift Origin and Enterprise 1.2.8 through 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via she
    42Plan
  • CVE-2013-2060The download_from_url function in OpenShift Origin allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the URL
    41Plan
  • CVE-2014-0234The default configuration of broker.conf in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.x before 2.1 has a password of "mooo" for a Mongo account, which
    40Plan
  • CVE-2013-4561In a openshift node, there is a cron job to update mcollective facts that mishandles a temporary file.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2014-0163Openshift has shell command injection flaws due to unsanitized data being passed into shell commands.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2018-1102A flaw was found in source-to-image function as shipped with Openshift Enterprise 3.x.
    36Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-668 · Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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