CVE-2019-19353

high

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.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1793279

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1791534

https://access.redhat.com/articles/4859371

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-03-24

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00036