# CVE-2019-3869: When running Tower before 3.4.3 on OpenShift or Kubernetes, application credentials are exposed to playbook job runs via environment variabl

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-03-28 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Red Hat Tower: 3.3.5, 3.4.3

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Red Hat Tower, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/ansible/awx/pull/3505
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3869

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