Sensitive information in log files in Red Hat library-go
Priority LOW 30CWE-117Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
OpenShift Container Platform 4 does not sanitize secret data written to static pod logs when the log level in a given operator is set to Debug or higher. A low privileged user could read pod logs to discover secret material if the log level has already been modified in an operator by a privileged user.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00799 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | library-go | As shipped with Openshift 4.x | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- library-go VendorRed Hat Affected As shipped with Openshift 4.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2019:4091 Released 2019-12-17 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.1 library-go security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.1 openshift4/ose-cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator, openshift4/ose-cluster-kube-scheduler-operator
- RHSA-2019:4098 Released 2019-12-11 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.2 ose-cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator-container security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.2 openshift4/ose-cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator
- RHSA-2019:4081 Released 2019-12-04 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.1 ose-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-container security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.1 openshift4/ose-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2019:4075 Released 2019-12-03 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.2 library-go security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.2 openshift4/ose-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator, openshift4/ose-cluster-kube-scheduler-operator
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4081, RHSA-2019:4091 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:4075, RHSA-2019:4098 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-14854
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rcxj-gjxv-rf5c
References
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Sources
- CVE-2019-14854 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-14854 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rcxj-gjxv-rf5c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-14854 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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