The puppet manifests in the Red Hat openstack-puppet-modules package before 2014.2.13-2 uses a default password of CHANGEME for the pcsd daemon, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via unspecified vectors.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-1842 is rated High Risk (72.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.22%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 4.84% | 5.22% | +0.37% |
| 2 | 2025-12-14 | 6.72% | 4.84% | -1.88% |
| 3 | 2025-05-04 | — | 6.72% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1842 |