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01 Record

CVE-2016-5411

/var/lib/ovirt-engine/setup/engine-DC-config.py in Red Hat QuickStart Cloud Installer (QCI) before 1.0 GA is created world readable and contains the root password of the deployed system.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

/var/lib/ovirt-engine/setup/engine-DC-config.py in Red Hat QuickStart Cloud Installer (QCI) before 1.0 GA is created world readable and contains the root password of the deployed system.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
2.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 82.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2017-06-13 16:00Z9 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 01:00Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-06-10
Assigning CNA
redhat
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-255
  • CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
b1ef9ff8073da1a5bd3ca367850ba3fe8d24ce05bd22bb74ef11b0b47aa9f777

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatqciNot specified—
redhatquickstart_cloud_installerNot specified—

06 References