overcloud-full: Default root password set
Published Jun 30, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.85%
Description
The image build process for the overcloud images in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) director and Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) director (aka overcloud-full) use a default root password of ROOTPW, which allows attackers to gain access via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
OpenStack 7.0 Director for RHEL 7
overcloud-full
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1223
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) director
rhosp-director-images-0:8.0-20160603.2.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1222
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
overcloud-full
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack 7.0 Director for RHEL 7 | overcloud-full | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1223 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) director | rhosp-director-images-0:8.0-20160603.2.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1222 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | overcloud-full | Affected | n/a |
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:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.85% (0.00846) | 56.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.85% (0.00846) | 53.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00172) | 36.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 49.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 48.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 46.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1222.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4474 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/2359821 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1342412 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4474
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1223.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4474
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1222.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4474 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/2359821 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1342412 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4474 | ||
| https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1223.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4474 |
Change history (0)
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