CVE-2016-3738

Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2 does not properly restrict access to STI builds, which allows...

8.8 High

Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2 does not properly restrict access to STI builds, which allows remote authenticated users to access the Docker socket and gain privileges via vectors related to build-pod.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.98%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2016-3738
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-3738
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-4751 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-4751
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6j4q-5h3q-823c 8.8

Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2 does not properly restrict access to STI builds, which allows...

Record: GHSA-6j4q-5h3q-823c
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

redhat openshift

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`atomic-openshift` Red Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7	0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7
`atomic-openshift-clients` Red Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7	0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7
`atomic-openshift-clients-redistributable` Red Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7	0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7
`atomic-openshift-dockerregistry` Red Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7	0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7
`atomic-openshift-master` Red Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7	0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7
`atomic-openshift-node` Red Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7	0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7
`atomic-openshift-pod` Red Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7	0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7
`atomic-openshift-recycle` Red Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7	0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7
`atomic-openshift-sdn-ovs` Red Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7	0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7
`atomic-openshift-tests` Red Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7	0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7
`nodejs-node-uuid` Red Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:1.4.7-1.el7	0:1.4.7-1.el7
`tuned-profiles-atomic-openshift-node` Red Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7	0:3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-3738 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Redhat Openshift, published June 8, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.98%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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