CVE-2019-14819

A flaw was found during the upgrade of an existing OpenShift Container Platform 3.x cluster....

7.5 HighFix available

A flaw was found during the upgrade of an existing OpenShift Container Platform 3.x cluster. Using CRI-O, the dockergc service account is assigned to the current namespace of the user performing the upgrade. This flaw can allow an unprivileged user to escalate their privileges to those allowed by the privileged Security Context Constraints.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.07%Up 0.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2019-14819
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-266, CWE-270
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-5948 7.5

Record: EUVD-2019-5948
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-37jw-xgjq-3fmq 8.8

A flaw was found during the upgrade of an existing OpenShift Container Platform 3.x cluster....

Record: GHSA-37jw-xgjq-3fmq
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-266, CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.8

Record: CVE-2019-14819
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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-266, CWE-270, CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2019:2818 7.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 security update

Record: RHSA-2019:2818
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`openshift-ansible` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7	before 0:3.11.146-1.git.0.fcedb45.el7	0:3.11.146-1.git.0.fcedb45.el7
`openshift-ansible-docs` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7	before 0:3.11.146-1.git.0.fcedb45.el7	0:3.11.146-1.git.0.fcedb45.el7
`openshift-ansible-playbooks` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7	before 0:3.11.146-1.git.0.fcedb45.el7	0:3.11.146-1.git.0.fcedb45.el7
`openshift-ansible-roles` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7	before 0:3.11.146-1.git.0.fcedb45.el7	0:3.11.146-1.git.0.fcedb45.el7
`openshift-ansible-test` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7	before 0:3.11.146-1.git.0.fcedb45.el7	0:3.11.146-1.git.0.fcedb45.el7

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, products	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-2019-14819 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Redhat Openshift Container Platform, published January 7, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in openshift-ansible 0:3.11.146-1.git.0.fcedb45.el7.