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high 7.0

CVE-2019-19351 json

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/jenkins.

published 2020-03-18 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-8972

cvss
7.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/jenkins. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the openshift/jenkins-slave-base-rhel7-containera as shipped in Openshift 4 and 3.11.

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2019-19351 updated cvss 7.0

openshift/jenkins: /etc/passwd is given incorrect privileges

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 openshift3/jenkins-slave-base-rhel7 v3.11.188-2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0803
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.2 openshift4/ose-jenkins-agent-base v4.2.20-202002171604
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0526
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3 openshift4/ose-jenkins-agent-base v4.3.3-202002171705
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0562
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.4 openshift4/ose-cli v4.4.0-202004261927, openshift4/ose-pod v4.4.0-202004261927, openshift4/ose-etcd v4.4.0-202004261927, openshift4/ose-tests v4.4.0-202004261927, openshift4/ose-console v4.4.0-202004261927, openshift4/ose-coredns v4.4.0-202004261927, +76 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2020:0581

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Exploit prediction

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.4 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Red Hat openshift

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

Sources

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