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CVE-2018-17954· NVD / CVE Program· CNA microfocus

crowbar provision leaks admin password to all nodes in cleartext

An Improper Privilege Management in crowbar of SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 allows root users on any crowbar managed node to cause become root on any other node. This issue affects: SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 crowbar-core versions prior to 4.0+git.1578392992.fabfd186c-9.63.1, crowbar-. SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ardana-cinder versions prior to 8.0+git.1579279939.ee7da88-3.39.3, ardana-. SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 ardana-ansible versions prior to 9.0+git.1581611758.f694f7d-3.16.1, ardana-. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 crowbar-core versions prior to 5.0+git.1582968668.1a55c77c5-3.35.4, crowbar-. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 crowbar-core versions prior to 6.0+git.1582892022.cbd70e833-3.19.3, crowbar-.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Apr 3, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 22th percentile
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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.8
CNA · microfocus
9.3
1.5 point gap

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

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

Affected systems

VendorProduct
suseopenstack cloud
suseopenstack cloud crowbar

Affected versions

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

  • suse openstack cloud7.0
  • suse openstack cloud8.0
  • suse openstack cloud9.0
  • suse openstack cloud crowbar8.0
  • suse openstack cloud crowbar9.0

Versions reported by the vendor

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

  • SUSE SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7

    • crowbar-core and later · before 4.0+git.1578392992.fabfd186c-9.63.1, crowbar-affected

  • SUSE SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8

    • ardana-cinder and later · before 8.0+git.1579279939.ee7da88-3.39.3, ardana-affected

  • SUSE SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9

    • ardana-ansible and later · before 9.0+git.1581611758.f694f7d-3.16.1, ardana-affected

  • SUSE SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8

    • crowbar-core and later · before 5.0+git.1582968668.1a55c77c5-3.35.4, crowbar-affected

  • SUSE SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9

    • crowbar-core and later · before 6.0+git.1582892022.cbd70e833-3.19.3, crowbar-affected

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-cinderbefore 8.0+git.1579279939.ee7da88-3.39.38.0+git.1579279939.ee7da88-3.39.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-cobblerbefore 8.0+git.1575037115.0326803-3.41.38.0+git.1575037115.0326803-3.41.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-designatebefore 8.0+git.1573597788.15b7984-3.17.38.0+git.1573597788.15b7984-3.17.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-extensions-examplebefore 8.0+git.1534266307.db1ec28-3.3.38.0+git.1534266307.db1ec28-3.3.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-extensions-nsxbefore 8.0+git.1567529036.a41a037-3.6.48.0+git.1567529036.a41a037-3.6.4
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-glancebefore 8.0+git.1571846045.ab9e3ea-3.20.38.0+git.1571846045.ab9e3ea-3.20.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-heatbefore 8.0+git.1571777596.14dce6a-3.15.38.0+git.1571777596.14dce6a-3.15.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-input-modelbefore 8.0+git.1582147997.b9ed134-3.36.38.0+git.1582147997.b9ed134-3.36.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-ironicbefore 8.0+git.1571845225.006843d-3.9.38.0+git.1571845225.006843d-3.9.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-keystonebefore 8.0+git.1573147067.09e3ea0-3.27.38.0+git.1573147067.09e3ea0-3.27.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-loggingbefore 8.0+git.1572452293.e65d714-3.21.38.0+git.1572452293.e65d714-3.21.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-monascabefore 8.0+git.1572527728.9b34bdf-3.21.38.0+git.1572527728.9b34bdf-3.21.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-monasca-transformbefore 8.0+git.1571845965.97714fb-3.12.38.0+git.1571845965.97714fb-3.12.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-mqbefore 8.0+git.1581024906.fbf0be3-3.16.38.0+git.1581024906.fbf0be3-3.16.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-neutronbefore 8.0+git.1573050365.ff6fa06-3.36.38.0+git.1573050365.ff6fa06-3.36.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-novabefore 8.0+git.1571846125.584d988-3.38.38.0+git.1571846125.584d988-3.38.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-octaviabefore 8.0+git.1575642049.1f321d0-3.23.38.0+git.1575642049.1f321d0-3.23.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-osconfigbefore 8.0+git.1581015942.2d21e63-3.42.38.0+git.1581015942.2d21e63-3.42.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-tempestbefore 8.0+git.1579261264.7dd213a-3.30.38.0+git.1579261264.7dd213a-3.30.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8keepalivedbefore 2.0.19-3.6.32.0.19-3.6.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8mariadbbefore 10.2.31-4.17.310.2.31-4.17.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8openstack-cinderbefore 11.2.3~dev23-3.24.411.2.3~dev23-3.24.4
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8openstack-cinder-docbefore 11.2.3~dev23-3.24.311.2.3~dev23-3.24.3
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8openstack-dashboardbefore 12.0.5~dev2-3.23.412.0.5~dev2-3.23.4

+96

Same product

suse: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    35Monitor

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
suse:ardana-cinder8.0+git.1579279939.ee7da88-3.39.3 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-cobbler8.0+git.1575037115.0326803-3.41.3 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-designate8.0+git.1573597788.15b7984-3.17.3 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-extensions-example8.0+git.1534266307.db1ec28-3.3.3 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-extensions-nsx8.0+git.1567529036.a41a037-3.6.4 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-glance8.0+git.1571846045.ab9e3ea-3.20.3 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-heat8.0+git.1571777596.14dce6a-3.15.3 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:crowbar-core4.0+git.1578392992.fabfd186c-9.63.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7Package registry (OSV)
suse:crowbar-openstack4.0+git.1579171175.d53ab6363-9.68.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7Package registry (OSV)
suse:openstack-neutron-fwaas9.0.2~dev5-4.6.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7Package registry (OSV)
suse:openstack-neutron-fwaas-doc9.0.2~dev5-4.6.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7Package registry (OSV)
suse:rubygem-crowbar-client3.9.1-7.17.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7Package 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.

Credits

All researchers

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

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-269 · Improper Privilege Management

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

To simplify setup, a service account is granted broad, cluster-wide permissions. The principle of least privilege is skipped during installation.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-269 class

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

Vulnerable

yaml
kind: ClusterRolerules:  - apiGroups: ["*"]    resources: ["*"]    verbs: ["*"]

Fixed

yaml
kind: Rolemetadata:  namespace: lodos-systemrules:  - apiGroups: ["apps"]    resources: ["deployments"]    verbs: ["get", "list", "update"]

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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Change log

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References

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

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