Openshift has shell command injection flaws due to unsanitized data being passed into shell commands.
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Openshift has shell command injection flaws due to unsanitized data being passed into shell commands.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0199 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenShift | Openshift | through 2014-04-03 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Openshift VendorOpenShift Affected through 2014-04-03 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Enterprise 1 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-0163
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vr5q-rw5h-fh9q
References
More OpenShift vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-08649 Insufficiently protected credentials in openshift/openshift-apiserver CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-00023 OpenShift: Install script has temporary file creation vulnerability which can result in arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2013-00130 Cross-site request forgery in OpenShift Enterprise CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2021-03152 OpenShift OSIN CheckClientSecret timing discrepancy CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2015-02837 In Openshift Origin 3 the cookies being set in console have no 'secure', 'HttpOnly' attributes. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2015-07358 openshift-node in OpenShift Origin 1.1.6 and earlier improperly stores router credentials… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2014-0163 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-0163 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vr5q-rw5h-fh9q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-0163 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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