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CVE-2016-9595· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

A flaw was found in katello-debug before 3.4.0 where certain scripts and log files used insecure temporary files.

A flaw was found in katello-debug before 3.4.0 where certain scripts and log files used insecure temporary files. A local user could exploit this flaw to conduct a symbolic-link attack, allowing them to overwrite the contents of arbitrary files.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jul 27, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 32th percentile
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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
5.5
CNA · redhat
7.3
1.8 point gap

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
theforemankatello
redhatsatellite
redhatsatellite capsule

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • redhat satellite6.3
  • redhat satellite capsule6.3
  • theforeman katellobefore 3.4.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Foreman katello-debug

    • 3.4.0affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foremanbefore 0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foreman-bootloaders-redhatbefore 0:201801241201-2.el7sat0:201801241201-2.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foreman-bootloaders-redhat-tftpbootbefore 0:201801241201-2.el7sat0:201801241201-2.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foreman-debugbefore 0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foreman-discovery-imagebefore 1:3.4.4-1.el7sat1:3.4.4-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foreman-installerbefore 1:1.15.6.8-1.el7sat1:1.15.6.8-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foreman-installer-katellobefore 0:3.4.5.26-1.el7sat0:3.4.5.26-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foreman-proxybefore 0:1.15.6.4-1.el7sat0:1.15.6.4-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foreman-proxy-contentbefore 0:3.4.5-15.el7sat0:3.4.5-15.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7foreman-selinuxbefore 0:1.15.6.2-1.el7sat0:1.15.6.2-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7hierabefore 0:1.3.1-2.el7sat0:1.3.1-2.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7katellobefore 0:3.4.5-15.el7sat0:3.4.5-15.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7katello-certs-toolsbefore 0:2.4.0-1.el7sat0:2.4.0-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7katello-client-bootstrapbefore 0:1.5.1-1.el7sat0:1.5.1-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7katello-debugbefore 0:3.4.5-15.el7sat0:3.4.5-15.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7katello-installer-basebefore 0:3.4.5.26-1.el7sat0:3.4.5.26-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7katello-selinuxbefore 0:3.0.2-1.el7sat0:3.0.2-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7katello-servicebefore 0:3.4.5-15.el7sat0:3.4.5-15.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7kobobefore 0:0.5.1-1.el7sat0:0.5.1-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7pulpbefore 0:2.13.4.6-1.el7sat0:2.13.4.6-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7pulp-admin-clientbefore 0:2.13.4.6-1.el7sat0:2.13.4.6-1.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7pulp-dockerbefore 0:2.4.1-2.el7sat0:2.4.1-2.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7pulp-docker-admin-extensionsbefore 0:2.4.1-2.el7sat0:2.4.1-2.el7sat
Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7pulp-docker-pluginsbefore 0:2.4.1-2.el7sat0:2.4.1-2.el7sat

+92

Same product

theforeman: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2012-3503The installation script in Katello 1.0 and earlier does not properly generate the Application.config.secret_token value, which causes each d
    40Plan
  • CVE-2013-4120Katello has a Denial of Service vulnerability in API OAuth authentication
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2013-0283Katello: Username in Notification page has cross site scripting
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2013-2101Katello has multiple XSS issues in various entities
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2018-14623A SQL injection flaw was found in katello's errata-related API.
    17Monitor
  • CVE-2017-2662A flaw was found in Foreman's katello plugin version 3.4.5.
    17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:foreman0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-bootloaders-redhat0:201801241201-2.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-bootloaders-redhat-tftpboot0:201801241201-2.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-debug0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-discovery-image1:3.4.4-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-installer1:1.15.6.8-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-installer-katello0:3.4.5.26-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-proxy0:1.15.6.4-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-proxy-content0:3.4.5-15.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:foreman-selinux0:1.15.6.2-1.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:hiera0:1.3.1-2.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:katello0:3.4.5-15.el7sat · Red Hat:satellite_capsule:6.3::el7Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-377 · Insecure Temporary File

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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