CVE-2016-9595

16

FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9595 describes a local symbolic-link attack vulnerability in katello-debug before version 3.4.0, affecting Red Hat Katello, Satellite, and Satellite Capsule, as well as their Foreman counterparts. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files due to insecure temporary file handling. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

Vendor	Product	Version(s)	CPE
		< 3.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:katello::::::::
		6.3CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.3:::::::*
		6.3CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite_capsule:6.3:::::::*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.3HIGH

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Exploitability Score

1.3

Impact Score

5.9

CvssVersion

3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score

0.40%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS Percentile

32.9%

Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group

As of 2026-07-25

Model: v2026.06.15

This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 15,937 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (67)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: candlepin-0:2.1.14-1.el7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-kafo_wizards-0:0.0.1-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: foreman-0:1.15.6.34-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: foreman-bootloaders-redhat-0:201801241201-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: foreman-discovery-image-0:3.4.4-1

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: foreman-installer-1:1.15.6.8-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: foreman-proxy-0:1.15.6.4-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: foreman-selinux-0:1.15.6.2-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: hiera-0:1.3.1-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: katello-0:3.4.5-15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: katello-certs-tools-0:2.4.0-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: katello-client-bootstrap-0:1.5.1-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: katello-installer-base-0:3.4.5.26-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: katello-selinux-0:3.0.2-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: kobo-0:0.5.1-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: pulp-0:2.13.4.6-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: pulp-docker-0:2.4.1-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: pulp-katello-0:1.0.2-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: pulp-ostree-0:1.2.1.1-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: pulp-puppet-0:2.13.4-3.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: pulp-rpm-0:2.13.4.8-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: puppet-foreman_scap_client-0:0.3.16-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: python-zope-interface-0:4.0.5-4.el7

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: redhat-access-insights-puppet-0:0.0.9-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-foreman_scap_client-0:0.3.0-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-kafo-0:2.0.2-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-kafo_parsers-0:0.1.6-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_dhcp_remote_isc-0:0.0.2.1-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_discovery-0:1.0.4-3.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_discovery_image-0:1.0.9-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_dynflow-0:0.1.10-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_openscap-0:0.6.9-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_pulp-0:1.3.0-1.git.0.b5c2768.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-smart_proxy_remote_execution_ssh-0:0.1.6-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: rubygem-tilt-0:1.3.7-2.git.0.3b416c9.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: satellite-0:6.3.0-23.0.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: satellite-installer-0:6.3.0.12-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-bastion-0:5.1.1.4-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_bootdisk-0:10.0.2.2-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_discovery-0:9.1.5.3-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_docker-0:3.1.0.3-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_hooks-0:0.3.14-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_openscap-0:0.7.11-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman-redhat_access-0:2.0.13-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_remote_execution-0:1.3.7.2-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_remote_execution_core-0:1.0.6-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman-tasks-0:0.9.6.4-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman-tasks-core-0:0.1.8-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_templates-0:5.0.1-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_theme_satellite-0:1.0.4.16-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-foreman_virt_who_configure-0:0.1.9-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli-0:0.11.0.1-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_csv-0:2.3.0-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman-0:0.11.0.5-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_admin-0:0.0.8-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_bootdisk-0:0.1.3.3-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_discovery-0:1.0.0-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_docker-0:0.0.6-2.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_openscap-0:0.1.5-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_remote_execution-0:0.0.6-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_tasks-0:0.0.12-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_foreman_virt_who_configure-0:0.0.3-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_katello-0:0.11.3.5-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-katello-0:3.4.5.58-1.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-ovirt_provision_plugin-0:1.0.2-1.fm1_15.el7sat

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api

Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: tfm-rubygem-smart_proxy_dynflow_core-0:0.1.10-1.fm1_15.el7sat

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-9595Moderate

katello-debug: Possible symlink attacks due to use of predictable file names

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0336

Third Party Advisory

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory