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TI-2014-06779 Aliases CVE-2014-8164GHSA-c5wm-wjmg-6v8p

Improper certificate validation in Red Hat CloudForms

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

A insecure configuration for certificate verification (http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE) may lead to verification bypass in Red Hat CloudForms 5.x.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00624 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Red Hat CloudFormsRed Hat CloudForms 5.x—No fix listedCNA
  • Red Hat CloudForms Vendor— Affected Red Hat CloudForms 5.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
CloudForms Management Engine 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8164
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c5wm-wjmg-6v8p
  3. 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2013-01839 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the AgentController in Red Hat CloudForms… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.4
  • TI-2013-01821 SQL injection vulnerability in the miq_policy controller in Red Hat CloudForms 2.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-04680 Code injection in [UNKNOWN] cfme CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-11195 OS command injection in CloudForms CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2019-11098 Improper input validation in [UNKNOWN] CloudForms CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2016-06078 Improper authorization in Red Hat CFME CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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