Privilege escalation when changing root password in sti builder image
Published Jun 8, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.14%
Description
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2 and OpenShift Origin allow remote authenticated users to execute commands with root privileges by changing the root password in an sti builder image.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2
atomic-openshift-0:3.2.0.20-1.git.0.f44746c.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1064
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2 | atomic-openshift-0:3.2.0.20-1.git.0.f44746c.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1064 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.14% (0.04139) | 90.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.03% (0.04027) | 89.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.61% (0.00614) | 68.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00211) | 59.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00211) | 58.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00205) | 56.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 55.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 19, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 51.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 49.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 28.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1064 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2160 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316127 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/openshift/origin/pull/7864 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2160
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2160
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1064 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2160 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316127 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/openshift/origin/pull/7864 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2160 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2160 |
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