CVE-2019-3869

HIGH

When running Tower before 3.4.3 on OpenShift or Kubernetes, application credentials are exposed to playbook job runs via environment variables. A malicious user with the ability to write playbooks ...

Affects 1 product across 1 vendor.

CVSS 3.17.2
EPSS1.3%
Percentile69th
PatchPatched
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction needed, impact contained to the vulnerable component, full confidentiality impact, full integrity impact, full availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information

Application reveals restricted data such as system internals, credentials, or user data to unauthorized actors.

CWE-214: CWE-214
Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-13 Subverting Environment Variable Values
via CWE-200
CAPEC-59 Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
via CWE-200
CAPEC-60 Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay)
via CWE-200
CAPEC-79 Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding
via CWE-200
CAPEC-285 ICMP Echo Request Ping
via CWE-200
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Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

This vulnerability was disclosed in 2019. A high severity vulnerability affects Redhat systems (CVE-2019-3869). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.

BSID: BS-2019-GLOBAL-194813-H • Model: rule-based-v1 • Confidence: MEDIUM

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2019-3869?
This vulnerability was disclosed in 2019. A high severity vulnerability affects Redhat systems (CVE-2019-3869). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-3869?
CVE-2019-3869 has CVSS 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS: 1.3%.
Is CVE-2019-3869 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2019-3869 as of 2026-05-30.
How do I remediate CVE-2019-3869?
Priority: MEDIUM. Advisory: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3869 PSIRT: [email protected]
What systems are affected by CVE-2019-3869?
CVE-2019-3869 affects Redhat Ansible Tower.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2019-3869
BSIDBS-2019-GLOBAL-194813-H BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published2019-03-28
Last Modified2024-11-21
ICS Relevance0%
Weakness (CWE)
Exposure of Sensitive InformationCWE-214
SourceNVD
Official Description

When running Tower before 3.4.3 on OpenShift or Kubernetes, application credentials are exposed to playbook job runs via environment variables. A malicious user with the ability to write playbooks could use this to gain administrative privileges.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Vulnerability details: When running Tower before 3.4.3 on OpenShift or Kubernetes, application credentials are exposed to playbook job runs via environment variables. A malicious user with the ability to write playbooks could use this to gain administrative privileges. CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Exploitation Likelihood: MINIMAL

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Redhat Ansible Tower < 3.3.5 ≥ 3.4.0, < 3.4.3
Remediation
View Vendor Advisory →

Remediation Priority: MEDIUM

Vendor PSIRT: [email protected]
Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 2758 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Modelrule-based-v1
ConfidenceMEDIUM
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hashf5ce13356e638c0f491a75e0332523a0b117c25db8949d837f629bfecd10bc3f84909292f4e384ff34314cae4489893607cbd9f367595710f7940ec6a54c9c1a
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