The pulp-gen-nodes-certificate script in Pulp before 2.8.3 allows local users to leak the…
Priority LOW 31CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The pulp-gen-nodes-certificate script in Pulp before 2.8.3 allows local users to leak the keys or write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00257 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed 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
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.8.2-1 | Vulnerable | Pulpproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.8.2-1 Vulnerable ·Pulpproject
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 Satellite 6.2 | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.2 | Fixed | — |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-3108
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2wh2-4qxg-w52c
References
More Pulpproject Pulp vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-06611 Pulpcore: rbac permissions incorrectly assigned in tasks that create objects CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
- TI-2016-03134 Pulp before 2.8.5 uses bash's $RANDOM in an unsafe way to generate passwords. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-02610 client/consumer/cli.py in Pulp before 2.8.3 writes consumer private keys to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-04422 pulp-consumer-client 2.4.0 through 2.6.3 does not check the server's TLS certificate… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2018-01009 Information disclosure in [UNKNOWN] pulp CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-06102 Pulp before 2.3.0 uses the same the same certificate authority key and certificate for all installations. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2016-3108 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-3108 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2wh2-4qxg-w52c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-3108 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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