The Crowbar Ohai plugin (chef/cookbooks/ohai/files/default/plugins/crowbar.rb) in the…
Priority LOW 22CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The Crowbar Ohai plugin (chef/cookbooks/ohai/files/default/plugins/crowbar.rb) in the Deployer Barclamp in Crowbar, possibly 1.4 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands via vectors related to "insecure handling of tmp files" and predictable file names.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0059 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3537
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mm8c-8p6q-jgq6
References
Exploit 2
Other 5
- [oss-security] 20120827 Re: CVE request: crowbar ohai plugin: local privilege (root) escalation due to insecure tmp file handling
- https://github.com/dellcloudedge/barclamp-deployer/pull/57
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=774967
- 84955
- [oss-security] 20120827 CVE request: crowbar ohai plugin: local privilege (root) escalation due to insecure tmp file handling
More Dell Crowbar vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-03075 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2012-3537 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-3537 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mm8c-8p6q-jgq6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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