CVE-2019-10139
During HE deployment via cockpit-ovirt, cockpit-ovirt generates an ansible variable file `/var...
During HE deployment via cockpit-ovirt, cockpit-ovirt generates an ansible variable file /var/lib/ovirt-hosted-engine-setup/cockpit/ansibleVarFileXXXXXX.var which contains the admin and the appliance passwords as plain-text. At the of the deployment procedure, these files are deleted.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
During HE deployment via cockpit-ovirt, cockpit-ovirt generates an ansible variable file /var/lib/ovirt-hosted-engine-setup/cockpit/ansibleVarFileXXXXXX.var which contains the admin and the appliance passwords as plain-text. At the of the deployment procedure, these files are deleted.
- Record
CVE-2019-10139- CVSS 3.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-2178
During HE deployment via cockpit-ovirt, cockpit-ovirt generates an ansible variable file /var/lib/ovirt-hosted-engine-setup/cockpit/ansibleVarFileXXXXXX.var which contains the admin and the appliance passwords as plain-text. At the of the deployment procedure, these files are deleted.
- Record
EUVD-2019-2178- CVSS 3.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-35c5-8h9g-6345
During HE deployment via cockpit-ovirt, cockpit-ovirt generates an ansible variable file `/var...
During HE deployment via cockpit-ovirt, cockpit-ovirt generates an ansible variable file /var/lib/ovirt-hosted-engine-setup/cockpit/ansibleVarFileXXXXXX.var which contains the admin and the appliance passwords as plain-text. At the of the deployment procedure, these files are deleted.
- Record
GHSA-35c5-8h9g-6345- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-311, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
During HE deployment via cockpit-ovirt, cockpit-ovirt generates an ansible variable file /var/lib/ovirt-hosted-engine-setup/cockpit/ansibleVarFileXXXXXX.var which contains the admin and the appliance passwords as plain-text. At the of the deployment procedure, these files are deleted.
- Record
CVE-2019-10139- 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 3.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522, CWE-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:2433
Red Hat Security Advisory: cockpit-ovirt security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Record
RHSA-2019:2433- CVSS 3.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:2437
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Virtualization security update
- Record
RHSA-2019:2437- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cockpit-ovirtRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor |
before 0:0.13.5-1.el7ev | 0:0.13.5-1.el7ev |
cockpit-ovirt-dashboardRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor |
before 0:0.13.5-1.el7ev | 0:0.13.5-1.el7ev |
redhat-virtualization-hostRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.5-20190722.0.el7_7 | 0:4.3.5-20190722.0.el7_7 |
redhat-virtualization-host-image-updateRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.5-20190722.0.el7_7 | 0:4.3.5-20190722.0.el7_7 |
imgbasedRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.1.9-0.1.el7ev | 0:1.1.9-0.1.el7ev |
ovirt-node-ngRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.5-0.20190717.0.el7ev | 0:4.3.5-0.20190717.0.el7ev |
ovirt-node-ng-nodectlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.5-0.20190717.0.el7ev | 0:4.3.5-0.20190717.0.el7ev |
python-imgbasedRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.1.9-0.1.el7ev | 0:1.1.9-0.1.el7ev |
python2-ovirt-node-ng-nodectlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.5-0.20190717.0.el7ev | 0:4.3.5-0.20190717.0.el7ev |
redhat-release-virtualization-hostRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.5-2.el7ev | 0:4.3.5-2.el7ev |
redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-placeholderRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.5-2.el7ev | 0:4.3.5-2.el7ev |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-10139 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.6) in Ovirt Cockpit-ovirt, published May 17, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. Fixed in cockpit-ovirt 0:0.13.5-1.el7ev.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10139
securityfocus.com/bid/108396
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2433
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10139
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-35c5-8h9g-6345
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2019/rhsa-2019_2433.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10139
edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/xhci-stack-local-stack-overflow.html
openssl.org/news/secadv/20190226.txt
python-security.readthedocs.io/vuln/urlsplit-nfkc-normalization2.html