High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 30, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-4474

Description

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.

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Affected products

Red Hat/Openstack2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/OpenStack Platform directorllm-create
Range: = 8.0 (Liberty), = 7.0 (Kilo)

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References

rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1222.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/2359821nvdVendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1223.htmlnvdVendor Advisory

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