CVE-2024-45497: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 · Incorrect Permissions
Affects Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.6 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 47% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 31 Dec 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
GitHubopenshiftpkg:github/openshiftOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated packages and container images for OpenShift Container Platform versions 4.16 and 4.17 that fix this vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade to OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.78 or later and 4.17.35 or later as soon as these updates are available in their release channels. The vendor manages remediation through these official fixes. Instructions for upgrading clusters are available in the Red Hat OpenShift documentation. Patch status is confirmed by Red Hat advisories RHSA-2025:10270 and RHSA-2025:10294.
Description
A flaw was found in the OpenShift build process, where the docker-build container is configured with a hostPath volume mount that maps the node's /var/lib/kubelet/config.json file into the build pod. This file contains sensitive credentials necessary for pulling images from private repositories. The mount is not read-only, which allows the attacker to overwrite it. By modifying the config.json file, the attacker can cause a denial of service by preventing the node from pulling new images and potentially exfiltrating sensitive secrets. This flaw impacts the availability of services dependent on image pulls and exposes sensitive information to unauthorized parties.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10270 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10294 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10747 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9269 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9562 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9759 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9765 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45497 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2308673 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9278 (opens in a new tab)