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CVE-2018-16849· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

A flaw was found in openstack-mistral.

A flaw was found in openstack-mistral. By manipulating the SSH private key filename, the std.ssh action can be used to disclose the presence of arbitrary files within the filesystem of the executor running the action. Since std.ssh private_key_filename can take an absolute path, it can be used to assess whether or not a file exists on the executor's filesystem.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Nov 2, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.5% · 74th percentile
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Action score

30

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.5%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.5
CNA · redhat
3.1
4.4 point gap

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

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
redhatopenstack-mistral

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • redhat openstack-mistralbefore 7.0.1

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.

  • [UNKNOWN] openstack-mistral

    • n/aaffected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12mistralbefore 7.0.0-27.0.0-2
PyPImistralbefore 7.0.17.0.1
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7instack-undercloudbefore 0:8.4.6-6.el7ost0:8.4.6-6.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7openstack-mistralbefore 0:6.0.6-2.el7ost0:6.0.6-2.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7openstack-mistral-allbefore 0:6.0.6-2.el7ost0:6.0.6-2.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7openstack-mistral-apibefore 0:6.0.6-2.el7ost0:6.0.6-2.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7openstack-mistral-commonbefore 0:6.0.6-2.el7ost0:6.0.6-2.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7openstack-mistral-enginebefore 0:6.0.6-2.el7ost0:6.0.6-2.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7openstack-mistral-event-enginebefore 0:6.0.6-2.el7ost0:6.0.6-2.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7openstack-mistral-executorbefore 0:6.0.6-2.el7ost0:6.0.6-2.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7openstack-tripleo-commonbefore 0:8.6.6-16.el7ost0:8.6.6-16.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7openstack-tripleo-common-container-basebefore 0:8.6.6-16.el7ost0:8.6.6-16.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7openstack-tripleo-common-containersbefore 0:8.6.6-16.el7ost0:8.6.6-16.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7openstack-tripleo-common-devtoolsbefore 0:8.6.6-16.el7ost0:8.6.6-16.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7openstack-tripleo-heat-templatesbefore 0:8.2.0-6.1.el7ost0:8.2.0-6.1.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7openstack-tripleo-image-elementsbefore 0:8.0.1-3.el7ost0:8.0.1-3.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7openstack-tripleo-puppet-elementsbefore 0:8.0.1-2.el7ost0:8.0.1-2.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7openstack-tripleo-uibefore 0:8.3.2-3.el7ost0:8.3.2-3.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7openstack-tripleo-validationsbefore 0:8.4.4-2.el7ost0:8.4.4-2.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7os-net-configbefore 0:8.4.3-6.el7ost0:8.4.3-6.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7os-refresh-configbefore 0:8.3.1-0.20180918214345.4703b54.el7ost0:8.3.1-0.20180918214345.4703b54.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7puppet-cinderbefore 0:12.4.1-3.el7ost0:12.4.1-3.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7puppet-keystonebefore 0:12.4.0-4.el7ost0:12.4.0-4.el7ost
Red Hat:openstack:13::el7puppet-manilabefore 0:12.5.0-3.el7ost0:12.5.0-3.el7ost

+13

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2018-16848A Denial of Service (DoS) condition is possible in OpenStack Mistral in versions up to and including 7.0.3.
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2019-3866An information-exposure vulnerability was discovered where openstack-mistral's undercloud log files containing clear-text information were m
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:mistral7.0.0-2 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:mistral7.0.1Package registry (OSV)
red hat:instack-undercloud0:8.4.6-6.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:13::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-mistral0:6.0.6-2.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:13::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-mistral-all0:6.0.6-2.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:13::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-mistral-api0:6.0.6-2.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:13::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-mistral-common0:6.0.6-2.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:13::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-mistral-engine0:6.0.6-2.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:13::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-mistral-event-engine0:6.0.6-2.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:13::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-mistral-executor0:6.0.6-2.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:13::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-tripleo-common0:8.6.6-16.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:13::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-tripleo-common-container-base0:8.6.6-16.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:13::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-tripleo-common-containers0:8.6.6-16.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:13::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-tripleo-common-devtools0:8.6.6-16.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:13::el7Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

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

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

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

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

json
{  "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],  "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}

Fixed

json
{  "permissions": ["activeTab"],  "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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