CVE-2019-3899
It was found that default configuration of Heketi does not require any authentication potentially...
It was found that default configuration of Heketi does not require any authentication potentially exposing the management interface to misuse. This isue only affects heketi as shipped with Openshift Container Platform 3.11.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.3
It was found that default configuration of Heketi does not require any authentication potentially exposing the management interface to misuse. This isue only affects heketi as shipped with Openshift Container Platform 3.11.
- Record
CVE-2019-3899- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-592
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-13507
7.3
It was found that default configuration of Heketi does not require any authentication potentially exposing the management interface to misuse. This isue only affects heketi as shipped with Openshift Container Platform 3.11.
- Record
EUVD-2019-13507- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g8m6-5j3r-8xg4
9.8
It was found that default configuration of Heketi does not require any authentication potentially...
It was found that default configuration of Heketi does not require any authentication potentially exposing the management interface to misuse. This isue only affects heketi as shipped with Openshift Container Platform 3.11.
- Record
GHSA-g8m6-5j3r-8xg4- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
It was found that default configuration of Heketi does not require any authentication potentially exposing the management interface to misuse. This isue only affects heketi as shipped with Openshift Container Platform 3.11.
- Record
CVE-2019-3899- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-592, CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:3255
7.3
Red Hat Security Advisory: heketi security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Record
RHSA-2019:3255- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
heketiRed Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 |
before 0:9.0.0-7.el7rhgs | 0:9.0.0-7.el7rhgs |
heketi-clientRed Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 |
before 0:9.0.0-7.el7rhgs | 0:9.0.0-7.el7rhgs |
python-heketiRed Hat:storage:3.5:server:el7 |
before 0:9.0.0-7.el7rhgs | 0:9.0.0-7.el7rhgs |
heketiRed Hat:storage:3:client:el7 |
before 0:9.0.0-7.el7rhgs | 0:9.0.0-7.el7rhgs |
heketi-clientRed Hat:storage:3:client:el7 |
before 0:9.0.0-7.el7rhgs | 0:9.0.0-7.el7rhgs |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2019-3899 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Heketi Project Heketi, published April 22, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.41%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in heketi 0:9.0.0-7.el7rhgs.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3899
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3255
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3899
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3899
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1701091
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g8m6-5j3r-8xg4
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