Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
OpenStack Mistral could create or expose a service log directory that any local system user could read. If those logs contain secrets, workflow data, or operational details, a low-privileged user on the same system may gain sensitive information.
Executive priority
Treat as moderate priority. It is not remotely exploitable from the provided evidence, but it can expose sensitive operational data where Mistral hosts have multiple local users or weak host access controls.
Technical view
CVE-2017-2622 is a CWE-552 exposure in OpenStack Workflow (Mistral): a service log directory was improperly world-readable. CVSS 3.0 is 5.9 with local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges, changed scope, and high confidentiality impact. Affected version details are not specified in the bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant to OpenStack environments running Mistral where untrusted or low-privileged local users can access the host. The bundle does not identify specific affected versions beyond openstack-mistral.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Exploitation is described as local access by a malicious system user reading sensitive information from world-readable service logs.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description, CVSS vector, CWE-552, and Red Hat references. Validate exact package versions through vendor advisories because the bundle lists affected versions as n/a.
Mitigation direction
- Review Red Hat advisory RHSA-2017:1584 for applicable packages and fixes.
- Apply vendor-supported OpenStack Mistral updates where the advisory applies.
- Use vendor guidance to correct Mistral log directory permissions.
- Limit local shell access to systems running Mistral.
- Review logs for secrets and rotate exposed credentials if found.
Validation and detection
- Inventory OpenStack Mistral deployments and package provenance.
- Check whether systems map to RHSA-2017:1584 coverage.
- Verify Mistral log directories are not world-readable.
- Review log contents for tokens, credentials, or sensitive workflow data.
- Confirm low-privileged local users cannot read Mistral service logs.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.9 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N1.54Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
5.9MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2622CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- RHSA-2017:1584CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
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