CVE-2019-19349
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container...
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container operator-framework/operator-metering as shipped in Red Hat Openshift 4. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container operator-framework/operator-metering as shipped in Red Hat Openshift 4. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.
- Record
CVE-2019-19349- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container operator-framework/operator-metering as shipped in Red Hat Openshift 4. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.
- Record
CVE-2019-19349- Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-8970 No score
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container operator-framework/operator-metering as shipped in Red Hat Openshift 4. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2019-8970- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m38r-3f3j-r43x No score
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container...
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container operator-framework/operator-metering as shipped in Red Hat Openshift 4. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.
- Record
GHSA-m38r-3f3j-r43x- Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-19349 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Redhat Openshift, published March 24, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.