CVE-2016-5392
Red Hat Security Advisory: atomic-openshift security and bug fix update
The API server in Kubernetes, as used in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2, in a multi tenant environment allows remote authenticated users with knowledge of other project names to obtain sensitive project and user information via vectors related to the watch-cache list.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
The API server in Kubernetes, as used in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2, in a multi tenant environment allows remote authenticated users with knowledge of other project names to obtain sensitive project and user information via vectors related to the watch-cache list.
- Record
CVE-2016-5392- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The API server in Kubernetes, as used in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2, in a multi tenant environment allows remote authenticated users with knowledge of other project names to obtain sensitive project and user information via vectors related to the watch-cache list.
- Record
CVE-2016-5392- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-6341 No score
The API server in Kubernetes, as used in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2, in a multi tenant environment allows remote authenticated users with knowledge of other project names to obtain sensitive project and user information via vectors related to the watch-cache list.
- Record
EUVD-2016-6341- Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVRHSA-2016:1427
6.5
Red Hat Security Advisory: atomic-openshift security and bug fix update
- Record
RHSA-2016:1427- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
atomic-openshiftRed Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 |
before 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 | 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 |
atomic-openshift-clientsRed Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 |
before 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 | 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 |
atomic-openshift-clients-redistributableRed Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 |
before 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 | 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 |
atomic-openshift-dockerregistryRed Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 |
before 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 | 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 |
atomic-openshift-masterRed Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 |
before 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 | 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 |
atomic-openshift-nodeRed Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 |
before 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 | 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 |
atomic-openshift-podRed Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 |
before 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 | 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 |
atomic-openshift-recycleRed Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 |
before 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 | 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 |
atomic-openshift-sdn-ovsRed Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 |
before 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 | 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 |
atomic-openshift-testsRed Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 |
before 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 | 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 |
tuned-profiles-atomic-openshift-nodeRed Hat:openshift:3.2::el7 |
before 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 | 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-5392 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Redhat Openshift, published August 5, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.46%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in atomic-openshift 0:3.2.1.7-1.git.0.2702170.el7.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/91793
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1356195
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1427
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2016/rhsa-2016_1427.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5392
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5392
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5392