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CVE-2016-4474 json

The image build process for the overcloud images in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) director and Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStac…

published 2016-06-30 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-5461

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The image build process for the overcloud images in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) director and Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) director (aka overcloud-full) use a default root password of ROOTPW, which allows attackers to gain access via unspecified vectors.

Patch / fix

  • rhosp-director-images openstack-director 8 8.0-20160603.2.el7ost
  • rhosp-director-images-ipa openstack-director 8 8.0-20160603.2.el7ost

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:1222

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-4474 updated cvss 7.4

overcloud-full: Default root password set

  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) overcloud-full
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat OpenStack 7.0 Director for RHEL 7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1223
  • Red Hat OpenStack 8.0 Director for RHEL 7 rhosp-director-images 8.0-20160603.2.el7ost, rhosp-director-images-ipa 8.0-20160603.2.el7ost
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1222

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Exploit prediction

0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 3.3 AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-254 7PK - Security Features

References

Sources

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