Hard-coded credentials in [UNKNOWN] openstack-tripleo-heat-templates
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in openstack-tripleo-heat-templates before version 8.0.2-40. When deployed using Director using default configuration, Opendaylight in RHOSP13 is configured with easily guessable default credentials.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00885 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [UNKNOWN] | openstack-tripleo-heat-templates | 8.0.2-40 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- openstack-tripleo-heat-templates Vendor[UNKNOWN] Affected 8.0.2-40 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2018:2214 Released 2018-07-19 · Red Hat rating Importantopenstack-tripleo-heat-templates security update
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 openstack-tripleo-common-8.6.1-23.el7ost, openstack-tripleo-common-container-base-8.6.1-23.el7ost, openstack-tripleo-common-containers-8.6.1-23.el7ost +4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2214 |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10898
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9xj4-8jr9-rf9f
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-10898 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-10898 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9xj4-8jr9-rf9f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-10898 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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