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TI-2012-05081 Aliases CVE-2012-6117GHSA-58x3-gjpx-27qx

Aeolus Configuration Server, as used in Red Hat CloudForms Cloud Engine before 1.1.2…

Priority LOW 12CWE-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 · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Aeolus Configuration Server, as used in Red Hat CloudForms Cloud Engine before 1.1.2, uses world-readable permissions for /var/log/aeolus-configserver/configserver.log, which allows local users to read plaintext passwords by reading the log file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00474 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_cloud_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_cloud_engine:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_cloud_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_cloud_engine:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2013:0545 Released 2013-02-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    CloudForms Cloud Engine 1.1.2 update
    • CloudForms Cloud Engine for RHEL 6 Server aeolus-all-0.13.26-1.el6cf, aeolus-conductor-0.13.26-1.el6cf, aeolus-conductor-daemons-0.13.26-1.el6cf +7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
CloudForms Cloud Engine for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2013:0545

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6117
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-58x3-gjpx-27qx

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2012-04628 aeolus-configserver-setup in the Aeolas Configuration Server, as used in Red Hat… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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