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CVE-2016-15036: Deis Workflow Manager race condition

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability was found in Deis Workflow Manager up to 2.3.2. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to race condition. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Upgrading to version 2.3.3 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 31fe3bccbdde134a185752e53380330d16053f7f. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-248847. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

MediumCVSS 4.6Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

This is a race condition in unsupported Deis Workflow Manager versions 2.3.0 through 2.3.2. Reported impact is limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss, with high attack complexity. It matters mainly if legacy Deis Workflow Manager remains in platform operations. Upgrade to 2.3.3 or move off the unsupported component.

Executive priority

Prioritize this for legacy platform inventory and remediation rather than emergency response. The vulnerability has medium severity and no cited active exploitation, but unsupported infrastructure creates operational risk. Remediate during near-term platform maintenance, faster if Workflow Manager is reachable beyond trusted administrative networks.

Technical view

CVE-2016-15036 maps to CWE-362 and CVSS 3.1 score 4.6. The vector indicates adjacent-network access, high attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and low CIA impact. Sources do not identify the exact affected code path, but cite patch commit 31fe3bccbdde134a185752e53380330d16053f7f and release v2.3.3.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely limited to organizations still running Deis Workflow Manager 2.3.0, 2.3.1, or 2.3.2. The product is no longer supported, so deployments are likely legacy or embedded in older Kubernetes platform workflows. No CPE data is provided in the bundle.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. VulDB characterizes exploitation as difficult, and the CVSS vector requires adjacent access and low privileges. Treat internet-exposed or broadly reachable management components as higher concern, but the sources do not prove public exploitation.

Researcher notes

Evidence is thin on the vulnerable function or trigger conditions. The record identifies a race condition, affected versions, CVSS vector, and patch, but not a detailed root cause. Validation should focus on version and patch presence, not exploit reproduction. Avoid assuming broader Deis components are affected without additional evidence.

Mitigation direction

  • Upgrade Deis Workflow Manager to version 2.3.3 where the cited patch is included.
  • Plan migration away from unsupported Deis Workflow Manager components.
  • Restrict access to Workflow Manager administration paths to trusted networks and operators.
  • Check vendor or maintainer guidance before applying compensating controls not documented in sources.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Deis Workflow Manager deployments and record exact versions.
  • Confirm versions 2.3.0, 2.3.1, and 2.3.2 are not in use.
  • Verify release v2.3.3 or commit 31fe3bccbdde134a185752e53380330d16053f7f is present.
  • Review network reachability to ensure adjacent access is limited to trusted operators.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
7

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
4.6 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
6Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
4.6CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L1.23.4Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

4.6Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2016-15036Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
DeisWorkflow Manager2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2Listed
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-362

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