Is CVE-2018-1085 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2018-1085 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2018-1085 be exploited remotely?

Partially. CVE-2018-1085 requires adjacent network access (same network segment) to exploit.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-1085?

CVE-2018-1085 has a CVSS score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2018-1085

CWE-592Published: June 15, 2018· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.0

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

openshift-ansible before versions 3.9.23, 3.7.46 deploys a misconfigured etcd file that causes the SSL client certificate authentication to be disabled. Quotations around the values of ETCD_CLIENT_CERT_AUTH and ETCD_PEER_CLIENT_CERT_AUTH in etcd.conf result in etcd being configured to allow remote users to connect without any authentication if they can access the etcd server bound to the network on the master nodes. An attacker could use this flaw to read and modify all the data about the Openshift cluster in the etcd datastore, potentially adding another compute node, or bringing down the entire cluster.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2018-1085 requires adjacent network access, limiting remote exploitation but still posing risk in shared or local network environments.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.0.

The vulnerability has a "Changed" scope, meaning successful exploitation can impact components beyond the vulnerable component itself — such as the host operating system or adjacent services.