Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager 3.6 and earlier gives valid SLAAC IPv6…
Priority LOW 30CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager 3.6 and earlier gives valid SLAAC IPv6 addresses to interfaces when "boot protocol" is set to None, which might allow remote attackers to communicate with a system designated to be unreachable.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01885 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5293
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6v73-859g-p6w8
References
More Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-06436 A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2015-06271 redhat-support-plugin-rhev in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (aka RHEV… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2018-00992 Sensitive information in log files in [UNKNOWN] ovirt-engine-setup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-00207 Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Manager before 3.5.1 ignores the permission to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2014-02897 The oVirt Engine backend module, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2012-00796 The vds_installer in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (RHEV-M) before 3.1, when… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2015-5293 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5293 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6v73-859g-p6w8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-5293 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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