CVE-2016-7071 describes a critical access control vulnerability in Red Hat CloudForms versions prior to 5.6.2.2 and 5.7.0.7. An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this flaw by providing a known VM ID to execute arbitrary virtual machines, bypassing intended permissions. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability allows for high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.6.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.7.0.0, < 5.7.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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