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TI-2019-13963 Aliases CVE-2019-19352GHSA-2wg8-fhxh-9xhr

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the…

Priority LOW 30CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the operator-framework/presto 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00255 17th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—operator-framework/prestoas shipped in Red Hat Openshift 4—No fix listedCNA
  • operator-framework/presto Vendor— Affected as shipped in Red Hat Openshift 4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2020:1942 Released 2020-05-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.4.3 presto-container security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.4 openshift4/ose-metering-presto

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.4Fixed RHSA-2020:1942

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-19352
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2wg8-fhxh-9xhr

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2019-15875 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-15874 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Script Security Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-05363 Code injection in Elastic Kibana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2018-16080 A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins 2.153… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-34021 Linux kernel skb coalescing drops shared-frag marker KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-23989 crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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