CVE-2013-6433

The default configuration in the Red Hat openstack-neutron package before 2013.2.3-7 does not properly set a configuration file for rootwrap, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted configuration file.

Published: 2014-06-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-6433 is rated Moderate Risk (62.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.32%). EPSS rose +1.72% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-6433

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.61% 3.32% +1.72%
2 2026-02-14 1.89% 1.61% -0.28%
3 2025-08-29 — 1.89% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-6433

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.6 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 4.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-6433

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-6433

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-6433 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (neutron), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6433
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6433
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-6433 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (neutron, quantum), 10 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, saucy, trusty, upstream): DNE 5, not-affected 3, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6433

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-6433

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openstack neutron >= 2013.1, <= 2013.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:neutron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 13.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-6433

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